Integrated Program Planner Staff, Skunk Works® - Level 4

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Palmdale
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

We are Lockheed Martin How to be part of our Skunk Works® Team - Join Program Planning! Skunk Works® Programs Have you ever imagined influencing programs that develop the world’s most advanced fighter jets, design cutting-edge unmanned aerial systems, or modernize national defense aircraft? At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, technology connects people and protects nations, and we’re accelerating tomorrow’s breakthroughs to help our customers stay ahead in an ever-changing world. Driven by innovation and integrity, we believe that applying the highest standards of ethics and visionary thinking opens the door to extraordinary possibilities—both for the company and for you as a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics team member. Your skills, training, and education are valued here. Come experience your future with us. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ Skunk Works® Program, is seeking world-class talent in Program Planning to join a team that creates shaping world-changing technology at our Palmdale, California, location. What is Program Planning to Lockheed Martin? Integral to Lockheed Martin's Program Management & Enterprise Performance, it organizes tasks for mission success, scheduling design, development, and sustainability of products. It breaks down products into tasks, sets sequences & durations, ensuring on-time, in-budget, desired quality outcomes. Aeronautical program planning is an exciting process that combines creativity, science, and technology to create amazing machines that enable humans to explore and travel in the air and beyond! What’s In It For You: We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Summary of Key Duties As a Staff Integrated Program Planner, you will be the lead planner responsible for a specific function of a Skunk Works® program. You will develop, maintain, and analyze program schedules, serving as a trusted advisor and modeling planning excellence for the team. You will collaborate across multiple functional areas including engineering, procurement, contracts, business management, production, and quality control. Success in this role depends on strong communication, collaboration, and expert use of program planning tools. Primary Tools Used: 1. Deltek Open Plan Scheduling Tool 2. Milestones Professional 3. Microsoft Excel Secondary Tools Used (Not limited to): 1. Microsoft Project 2. SAP Must be a US Citizen. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Secret security clearance. This role may have occasional travel to suppliers or other facilities A level 4 employee Typically has 9 - 15 years of professional experience in planning, program management and/or, finance. Palmdale, CA This position is in Palmdale, CA. Click here to Discover Palmdale. Learn more about LM AeroBusiness AeroPlanning Basic Qualifications The following Basic Qualifications are skills/requirements that a candidate must possess to be considered for this position: • Secret Security Clearance prior to start • 5 years of professional experience in operational planning or scheduling • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications • Proficient with scheduling tools such as Open Plan, Primavera, MS Project, or ProjectView • Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities • Proficient at developing/maintaining complex Network Schedules including integrity checks, critical path analysis, and Schedule Risk Analysis • Experience analyzing planning metrics and trends and implement actionable improvement plans • Experiences delivering project briefings to internal and external customers • Knowledge and experiences of Earned Value Management (EVM) including Cost / Schedule Integration • Proficient and effective team building skills • Demonstrated influencing and relationship management skills • Bachelor's degree Desired skills The following Desired Skills are not required but are those skills that would set a candidate apart from the other candidates: • Experience as a planning team lead and/or contract planner • Proposal experience • Strong knowledge of LM Program Performance Management (PPM) Command Media • Supplier integration experience, performance analysis, and corrective action recommendation skills • Familiarity with Risk and Opportunity Management, including identification, integration, and mitigation • Deep knowledge of Deltek Open Plan • Product Life Cycle Management tools and FAMSCO experience • Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA) experience • Prior Aerospace experience. • Active Secret Security Clearance; ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance 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. Other Important Information 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 Schedule Information 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. Security Clearance Information This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $95,000 - $167,440. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year. This position is incentive plan eligible. Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $109,200 - $189,290. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. This position is incentive plan eligible.

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