Engineering Planner with Security Clearance

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and harnessing innovation. They are seeking an Engineering Planner who will act as a Customer Account Manager, serving as the primary liaison between program managers and department management, ensuring successful delivery of products and services.

Responsibilities

• Account Ownership: Serve as the single point of contact for assigned program managers, understanding their mission goals, technical constraints, and budget cycles
• Data Collection & Reporting: Gather and consolidate relevant performance and financial data (e.g., labor charges, cost allocations); validate the information and share it with product leads and management for trend analysis and decision making
• Financial Management: Prepare labor-charging reports, verify cost allocations, and ensure billing accuracy in accordance with contract guidance
• Staffing & Resource Coordination: Partner with engineering and staffing leads to align labor forecasts with program needs; support the Monthly Staffing Report for the Combat System Integrated Engineering Directorate
• Performance Tracking: Compare weekly actuals to monthly staffing and financial plans; identify variances and recommend corrective actions
• Continuous Improvement: Apply agile methodology principles to evaluate planned vs. actual delivery; suggest process enhancements to improve efficiency and value delivery

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Management, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 1-2 years' experience in account management, client-facing support, or cost-management roles supporting technical programs
• Proven ability to collect, validate, and present data using Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables) and other reporting tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; capable of preparing clear presentations for senior leadership
• Ability to obtain & maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance at the SECRET level - U.S. Citizenship required
• Experience with cost-management and labor-charging processes in a defense or aerospace environment
• Familiarity with agile development practices and ability to translate program milestones into actionable deliverables
• Proficiency with collaboration and issue-tracking tools such as Atlassian JIRA (or comparable platforms)
• Knowledge of staffing and manpower planning concepts; ability to interpret workforce reports
• Ability to work both independently and as part of an integrated cross-functional team
• Strong presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management capabilities

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Education Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays

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