Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineering Manager

Job Description About Lockheed Martin Space: Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. About the Role: Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a strong engineering leader to lead and manage a world-class Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Bus Product Line Team. This leader will lead multiple teams to deliver excellent GNC Subsystems on time and on budget. This position will own cost, technical and schedule for GNC on each program by leading the GNC teams through detailed planning and execution as the GNC Subsystem Lead. This position will oversee and own design authority for standard GNC products, as well as ensure the technical integrity of LOB/Program design baselines, incorporation of best practices, model-based engineering, and common design. This position will recruit and motivate the best spacecraft GNC teams in the space industry. Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead engineers supporting GNC algorithm development, HW selection, test activities, associated IRAD, and concept studies across multiple programs.
• Develop and insert Common/Standard Products, including proposal support and Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for new bus product line programs.
• Provide technical and management oversight to all GNC planning, requirements generation, software verification and validation (V&V) activities, and pre/post-test support.
• Organizing, motivating, and leading groups of engineering personnel, demonstrating in-depth GNC technical skills focused on mission success.
• Driving and executing active knowledge sharing through career planning and technical knowledge management, ensuring domain expertise across the entire team.
• Driving process and tool development/deployment, resolving critical technical issues, supporting new business initiatives, and ensuring standard technical processes are used on programs.
• Managing staffing requirements, planning job assignments and rotations, and conducting staff assessments.
• Ensuring compliance with command media and dissemination of lessons learned for mission success.
• Willingness to go on special assignments to solve LOB problems, including working on or leading Independent Review Teams (IRTs) and task forces.
• Managing employee recruitment, selection, training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. --- Successful applicants would generally possess 10+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline --- Standard Job Description The information below reflects the standard job description for this position: Manages the design, development, implementation, verification and testing of algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of spacecraft. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations and control laws to achieve a desired attitude and position in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for a spacecraft. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. spacegnc Basic Qualifications Skill Requirements:
• Experience leading small engineering teams, coordinating daily tasking, budgets, and schedules.
• Broad technical skills including rigid body dynamics, control theory, and computer programming.
• Experience supporting the development of flight vehicle GNC architectures.
• Experience planning and conducting GNC performance and simulation analysis.
• Strong team collaboration, communication, and presentation skills. Security Clearance / Work Authorization:
• To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.