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EPM/First Line Manager - EADGE-T Tech Refreseh - EXPAT UAE

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Job Number 734820BR







Join the EADGE-T team and help modernize an integrated air and missile defense and air battle management capability for the United Arab Emirates. As part of the , you'll lead the delivery of hardware modernization and foundational cybersecurity enhancements while helping deploy the next generation of this mission-critical system.

Working alongside an international customer, you'll help deliver one of Lockheed Martin's premier international defense programs.



As the Engineering Project Manager (EPM), you'll lead the execution of a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering the UAE Tech Refresh. You'll oversee technical execution, engineering integration, schedule, and operational readiness while ensuring the successful delivery of mission capabilities from development through customer acceptance.

In this role, you'll serve as both the engineering execution lead and first-line leader, partnering with program leadership, customers, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver complex capabilities on cost, on schedule, and with the highest levels of technical quality.



  • This position requires a government security clearance at the Secret level; you must be a U.S. Citizen for consideration.


  • This position is a based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is .


  • This position may require travel to customer locations throughout the UAE and occasional support for overnight or weekend integration and test activities.




  • Lead the end-to-end execution of the UAE Tech Refresh engineering effort, ensuring technical delivery, schedule performance, and operational readiness.


  • Direct cross-functional engineering activities spanning systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, integration, and test to achieve program objectives.


  • Oversee system integration, hardware build and configuration, factory acceptance testing, field deployment, and customer site acceptance activities.


  • Manage engineering program performance using Earned Value Management (EVM), technical metrics, and milestone tracking to ensure successful program execution.


  • Identify technical, schedule, and program risks while developing and executing mitigation strategies to maintain delivery commitments.


  • Serve as the primary engineering interface with program leadership, customers, suppliers, and certification authorities to resolve issues and support customer success.


  • Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team of approximately 15-18 employees, supporting staffing, performance management, career development, and technical excellence.




EADGE-T is a geographically dispersed Agile engineering team delivering the UAE Tech Refresh. Our engineers collaborate across systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, networking, and integration disciplines to deliver next-generation air and missile defense capabilities.

This leadership role offers the opportunity to work directly with an international customer while guiding a multidisciplinary engineering team through the successful delivery of complex mission systems.



Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life - At Lockheed Martin, we invest in our people by offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, leadership development opportunities, and the chance to deliver mission-critical capabilities that make a global impact.



- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

- Prior Engineering Leadership position with experience leading execution of complex development programs

Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and risk management abilities.

- Extensive experience leading teams in generation of technical products with the ability to prioritize competing requirements and customer objectives

Cultivates high-performing teams, nurtures talent, and resolves conflicts

- An energetic, self-starter personality and attitude, with the desire to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

Demonstrated team player and proven success working in cross-functional teams with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build effective working relationships

- Demonstrated hands-on experience in systems engineering/architecture, allocation & derivation of requirements, design & development, Integration & Test with a thorough understanding of the entire engineering product life cycle.

- Demonstrated experience successfully leading engineering teams and programs through effective use of metrics, process, and tools

- Ability to travel within the UAE to customer sites



- Engineering experience on a C2 or IAMD program

Experience working on international programs

- Earned Value knowledge

- Familiarity with automated CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and Risk Management Framework (RMF).

- Experience with network architecture, virtualization (VMware), and data center/rack integration.

Background coordinating complex field deployments and installations at customer facilities.

- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) or Lockheed Martin Control Account Manager (CAM) certification

- Jira and Confluence experience

- Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing the critical skills of others

- Prior experience as a functional leader or Engineering Program Management; Providing technical leadership and strategic direction

- Refining and growing existing processes, or developing new ones, to enable smooth functioning of the UAE TRP1 engineering team

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

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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.

Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

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.

Non- standard 40 hour work week as assigned by leader

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.

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