**Description:** Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most\. The modern missile\-threat landscape is characterized by increasing complexity and rapid evolution, making it essential to adopt a multifaceted defense approach\. At Lockheed Martin, we recognize the critical importance of developing and integrating advanced solutions to protect people and nations worldwide\. Detecting an enemy missile launch, identifying its intended target, calculating its precise trajectory, launching an interceptor, and guiding it to successfully destroy the threat in mid\-air is an extraordinarily complex and challenging task\. It demands a seamless integration of advanced technologies, sophisticated systems, and highly skilled personnel\. The Lockheed Martin Next Generation Interceptor \(NGI\) team is seeking an experienced **Performance and Mission Analysis Associate Manager** to be part of a team developing missile defense technology that could forever change our ability to deter and respond to adversity\. You can learn more about the Next Generation Interceptor \(NGI\) by visiting this link As an NGI Performance and Mission Analysis Associate Manager, you will join the Systems Analysis team\. In this role, you will balance your time between technical and leadership tasks to include, but not limited to the following: • Collaborate with the Performance Analysis Technical Lead, Flight Sciences Manager, Modeling and Simulation \(M&S\) Manager, and Simulation Development Technical Lead to accomplish the team’s goals • Facilitate collaboration across the program IPTs, external customers, and other LM business areas to integrate elements of the system into performance analysis products • Manage performance analysis schedule, budget, and staffing • Assist the product owner in leading task planning and prioritization in an Agile development environment • Ensure conformance to the Statement of Work and implementation of customer feedback • Lead assessments using medium and high\-fidelity performance tools in\-line with stakeholder and customer needs • Establish and maintain relationships with the customer by conducting deep dives and working with groups • Identify, plan, and conduct studies to evaluate system performance and behavior informing design against the stakeholder expectations and needs • Oversee usage of simulation and analysis tools on a high\-performance computing cluster • Document and brief contract deliverables including analysis results and models - - - You can learn more about Huntsville, AL by visiting this link\. **Basic Qualifications:** • Experience in M&S, performance analysis, or mission analysis • Systems Engineering process experience • Familiarity with DoD program support • Demonstrated project management or leadership experience • Active or Current DoD Secret Security clearance \- U\.S\. Citizenship is required **Desired Skills:** • Accredited Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Software Engineering, or Mathematics • Leading multi\-disciplinary teams • Staffing, mentoring, project planning, budgeting, and Earned Value Management \(EVM\) • Experience briefing key partners in internal stakeholders and the customer, such as the Missile Defense Agency • Space or missile system design development • Statistical modeling • Active or Current DoD Top Secret Security clearance **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:** Part\-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility\. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process\. **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:** Systems Engineering: Other **Type:** Full\-Time **Shift:** First