Job ID: 707524BR Date posted: Oct. 09, 2025
Description:Payload Launch Site Support Services (PLSSS) provides all launch processing support functions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Office of Space Launch (OSL) at Vandenberg, SFB and Cape Canaveral, SFS. PLSSS provides capabilities for satellite transportation, propellant loading operations, and radio frequency detection, plus operation and sustainment of satellite processing and other support facilities. Travel between sites to work with employees and customers is required.

This position will provide lead responsibilities for the implementation of the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program (RCM 2 methodology) for capabilities at both Vandenberg, CA and Cape Canaveral, FL .

Your Key Duties in this position:

• Facilitate RCM analysis across all capabilities and provides technical oversight to ensure RCM principles and results are incorporated into projects and maintenance activities.
• Compile and analyze failure trending data.
• Produce measures related to maintenance effectiveness and investigate/analyze relevant variables
• Ensure preventative maintenance and corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards.
• Implement RCM tools and techniques, as well as predictive technology, to foster data-driven and optimized decisions in maintenance performance and recapitalization planning.
• Serve as a Enterprise-wide subject matter expert in the implementation of RCM on the PLSSS program; This will also include the training and leading of other facilitators of RCM and users of predictive technology.
• Support the wider Project Engineering and Systems Engineering on other efforts as required.
Basic Qualifications:
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Knowledge of implementation of predictive technology in a maintenance strategy
• Proficient with Data Gathering and Transformation/Analysis using Excel
• Excellent relationship management skills to include verbal and written communications with technical and non-technical audiences
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
• US citizenship and the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance w/ poly
Desired Skills:
• Experience leading Reliability Centered Maintenance analyses, particularly using RCM 2 methodology
• Formal training and/or certification in RCM facilitation
• Experience performing predictive technology, such as vibration and infrared thermography, in the field and the subsequent analysis
• Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) or other root cause analysis techniques
• Experience with Failure Trending
• Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management
• Proficiency with the Computer Maintenance Management System Maximo
• Active Top Secret security clearance
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Miscellaneous Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First