**Description:** **What is it like to work in contracts at Lockheed Martin?** 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\. Do you have a passion for working on emerging technologies? Do you want to be a key member of the team responsible for developing a new interceptor that be the first line of defense protecting our nation against increasing and evolving ballistic missile threats from rogue nations\. The Lockheed Martin Next Generation Interceptor \(NGI\) program is experiencing growth and we need your expertise to deliver the interceptor solution our nation deserves\. If you are seeking a career that has tremendous impact beyond any one individual, then come be a part or our NGI team\. What does this role look like? The successful candidate will provide contract support by reviewing, interpreting, and briefing to senior leaders contract requirements, contract change impacts, contract extensions, the administration of IWTAs, and processing requests for proposal or ROMs\. The individual will be proficient in understanding contract terms, articulating those positions to the business and ensuring the program teams are able to effectively understand the impacts of the agreements reached with the Customer\. Overall responsibilities include: \- Ensure contract actions are compliant with Lockheed Martin Policies and Procedures and implementing business strategies for new business opportunities\. \- Manage, participate in and/or conduct preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, government regulations, and customer specifications\. \- Provide contracts expertise to the program and contracts teams in support of the Strategic and Missile Defense Line of Business\. \- Serve as an advisor on contract negotiation strategies, FAR/DFAR requirements, and regulatory requirements to include government issues/actions\. **Basic Qualifications:** \- Ability to develop solutions to a variety of complex and strategic issues which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation\. \- Ability to take initiative and achieve results in a focused, fast paced, and dynamic environment requiring ability to envision solutions to resolve issues accurately and timely\. \- Ability to work with FAR or DFARS or any other related or commercial regulations \- Experience with multiple contract types \(FFP or FPIF or CPFF or CPAF/IF or T&M or anything else related\)\. \- Ability to prioritize own workload and balance workload of team\. **Desired Skills:** \- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills\. \- Detail and teamwork oriented\. \- Active Clearance\. \- Experience with high dollar \($500M\+\) government contracts and proposals \- You should possess a strong ability to work and communicate with all partners on a recurring basis\. You will play a key role in shaping the future of Lockheed Martin through gaining follow\-on and new business as well as developing leaders within the organization\. \- You should be a collaborative strategy focused negotiator with an understanding of how negotiation strategy impacts both Lockheed Martin and the customer\. \- Ability to work independently in a dynamic, strategic, highly visible, multi\-location, multi\-business unit environment within tight deadlines\. \- Ability to work effectively with stakeholders including regular senior level briefings\. \- US Citizenship required, candidate must have ability to obtain and maintain Secret security clearance and successfully pass a drug and background check\. \- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education, with 10\+ years of professional experience; or 8\+ years of professional experience with a Masters degree\. **Security Clearance Statement:** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration\. **Clearance Level:** Secret **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\.** At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges\. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work\. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility\. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work\. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility\. If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role\. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications\. **Experience Level:** Experienced Professional **Business Unit:** SPACE **Relocation Available:** Possible **Career Area:** Contracts **Type:** Full\-Time **Shift:** First