# Chief Engineer Director

Standard Job Description What is the mission? The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact. 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. What does this role look like? National Security Space (NSS) LOB Chief Engineer Director leads engineering excellence across NSS Programs, accountable for Engineering and Technology (E&T) via Program Chief Engineers (CEs) and NSS Chief SW Engineer. Shapes technical strategy with senior leadership for on-time, affordable missions. Oversees >$6B/year program scope and >$100M/yr IRAD/B&P, ensuring risk-balanced solutions. Serves as technical authority engaging senior customers. Develops CE talent pipeline, resolves technical issues via E&T, and feeds lessons into Space Corrective Action Board (CAB). Requires proven delivery on technical/schedule/financial commitments and next-generation leadership ski

- **Id**: 3984178
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/lockheed-martin-chief-engineer-director>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: head
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Littleton, United States, Sunnyvale, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T22:15:01Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T02:31:20Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6201
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- **Benefits**: Education assistance, Flexible schedule, Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Combat Aircraft, Missiles, Military Satellites

## Company

- **Id**: 37086
- **Name**: Lockheed Martin
- **Domain**: lockheedmartin.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/lockheedmartin>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eightfold

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 96
- **Open postings**: 2370
- **Ghost share**: 0.011
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0.199
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 34
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T20:55:01Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 34
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T03:48:00Z

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