Job ID: 696855BR Date posted: Jul. 02, 2025
Description: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.

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What is the mission?

Lockheed Martin built NASA's first Mars lander 40 years ago and has been a part of every NASA mission to the Red Planet. Are you passionate about making a difference? Are you looking for a growth opportunity where you can apply your expertise to a very important mission? Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor building the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, NASA’s first spacecraft designed for long-duration, human-rated deep space exploration. Orion will transport humans to interplanetary destinations beyond low Earth orbit, such as the moon and eventually Mars, and return them safely back to Earth. Join a talented team of Orion professionals engaged in the design and fabrication of the only deep space, human-rated spacecraft that will take humans farther than we have ever gone before.

Learn more about Orion here.

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What does this role look like?

We are seeking an Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO) Director to lead the Civil Space Orion ATLO team in flawless execution of the integration, test, launch operations, and delivery of Orion Spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis Program. We are on a journey to the Moon and Mars and we're closer than ever.

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In this role will offer you the following daily key responsibilities:

The position is responsible for leading ATLO personnel, processes and procedures, equipment and facility development in support of production readiness and execution, moving Orion ATLO into the future of streamlined efficiency and digital execution. The Director will identify organizational staffing and capital requirements, develop technical/cost proposals, drive affordability, standardize procedures and processes, and work closely with other ATLO functional, program management office and customer leadership. Position is badged to the Space Sr Director of ATLO and assigned to the Space Vice President of Human Space Exploration. This position will also serve as the LM KSC Site Director, responsible for general oversight of LM activities at KSC to include engaging with NASA Center leadership, local community engagement activities and other site specific tasking. It means being the “Face of Orion” to senior local and national government / political officials (in coordination with Govt Affairs).

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This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility one of the Coolest places to work: Kennedy Space Center, FL , and be expected to work in the office.
Basic Qualifications:
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other relevant technical discipline or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 10 or more years’ experience in a formal leadership role.
• Experience leading complex assembly and testing of high-value products.
• Experience leading technical teams.
• Experience leading and working with an hourly/technician workforce.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale operations and experience with complete site operations management.
• Experience maintaining positive working relationships with customers.
• Proven ability to interface with company senior leadership and highly placed customers.
Desired Skills:
To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

• Understanding of the Orion program and NASA customer.
• Program/project management, ideally on a NASA program.
• Experience leading teams within a human rated program.
• Knowledge of ATLO/Operations Strategy and Transformation Initiatives.
• Strong business acumen, CAM work experience
• Experience working with labor augmentation and/or contracted workforce.
• Proven exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, suppliers, as well as program and executive management, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
• Experience with interfacing and communicating with LM government affairs and senior local and national government officials.
• Ability to work effectively with other industry partners without a direct contractual relationship.

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PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:

• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, 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.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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Benefits of Employment:

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.

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Hiring Our Heroes

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Joining Lockheed Martin Space means becoming part of a global network of passionate professionals dedicated to safety and shaping the future of defense capabilities

At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee. …just to name a few reasons to join Lockheed Martin Space, and experience your future!
Clearance Level: None
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Management
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First