DMS Project Engineer Stf - E4
Fort Worth, TXFull-time$105–195K/yrSeen 4w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Project Engineer in F-22 Sustainment leads Diminishing Manufacturing Sources initiatives to protect the F-22 supply chain, ensure mission readiness, and drive innovative solutions for long‑term fighter sustainment.
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Standard Job Description
As a Project Engineer in F-22 Sustainment, you'll lead critical Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) initiatives that safeguard the F-22 supply chain, protect mission readiness, and enable continued excellence in sustainment. Your work will drive innovative solutions to keep a world-class fighter flying at peak performance well into the future.
Your responsibilities will include:
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Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, and risk registers for each DMS effort and track execution against program milestones
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Lead cross-disciplinary teams to drive source-reduction, part qualification, and alternate sourcing
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Lead coordination with legacy vendors, evaluate new sources, and manage contractual discussions to secure quality and price stability
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Conduct feasibility studies, performance testing, and certification of alternate parts or manufacturing processes
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Track project budgets, forecast cost avoidance, and implement corrective actions to keep projects on track
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Present concise briefings and risk updates to senior leadership, program managers, and external customers
** Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. **
Basic Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, or a related STEM field
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6+ years of engineering and/or project management experience on aerospace or defense programs
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Experience effectively communicating status and challenges to multi-disciplined engineering teams and external customers
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Willing to travel up to 10%
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Final SECRET Clearance
Desired Skills
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Familiarity with USAF modification program requirements to include documentation, TCTOs, kits, tooling, and special test equipment
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Experience with F-22 sustainment teams and processes to include engineering assistance requests and inspection requirements
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Working knowledge of systems engineering processes, avionics, vehicle systems, and their operation
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Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), Control Account Manager (CAM) tools and processes, and Risk & Opportunity Management
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Demonstrated leadership, accountability, and problem solving skills
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Passion for the F-22 and the warfighter
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.
The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
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Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
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For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,170 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$105–195K/yr
- Texas median$90–145K/yr161 salary ranges
- US median$96–145K/yr2,720 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $150K, is 26% above the Texas median midpoint ($119K) — in the top quarter of Project Engineer salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 498 open Project Engineer jobs in Texas and 5,170 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,992 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,179 of the 5,170 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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