Standard Job Description

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!

In this role, you will support the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Component New Business team focusing on proposal strategies and development for future efforts/contracts and acquisitions. This role will support Proposal Managers across THAAD contracts to evolve program needs into fully defined contractual projects with the U.S. Government. This involves the entire acquisition life cycle from pre-coordination, development of proposal estimates and negotiations with the customer.

Responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate with Stakeholders to develop inputs for proposals

• Create Basis of Estimates (BOEs) using genBOE and BOEPro for proposal submittals

• Understand and communicate Technical Baselines, Task Instructions, and Requests for Proposal requirements

• Effectively plan and support technical and schedule requirements while coordinating with multi-functional teams across multiple LM sites in a dynamic and multifaceted environment

• Develop and present summary and status details to Senior Leadership

• Efficiently manage several ongoing projects serving as a liaison between the technical, acquisition, program teams and stakeholders

• Maintain well-organized proposal databases and documents

• Travel as needed to support the program needs

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position: 

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with Request for Proposals (RFP) process and evaluation or equivalent parallel experience

• Experience as an interface or representative to customers/partners

• Ability to acquire a Secret clearance, therefore, U.S. Citizenship is required

Desired Skills

• Experience in project management, and/or new business processes and efforts

• Excellent organization, analytical, presentation, communications, and interpersonal skills

• Knowledge using Excel

• Experience addressing Senior Leadership

• Experience developing strategic process improvements

• Experience with government contracts

• Familiarity with missile and weapon elements, capabilities, and CONOPS

• Active Secret clearance