Systems Engineer Staff

Job ID: 673260BR Date posted: Aug. 19, 2024 Program: Space Security - WHISKEY
Description:The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space!

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world by using our outstanding skills and experiences to create, craft and build solutions to some of the world’s most complex engineering problems. Our culture supports employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products.

Our Mission
Lockheed Martin has partnered with the United States and its stakeholders. Working collaboratively, we are challenged with finding innovative solutions to provide freedom of operations and protect the interests of the United States in space. We are developing and evolving software solutions that solve critical emerging needs:
• Generating and simulating operational level plans to explore the art of the possible, how we could defend the ultimate high ground in a future space war
• Dynamically optimizing both terrestrial and space-based sensors to provide comprehensive space domain awareness
• Strategically optimizing the placement and maneuvering of constellations of satellites to satisfy multiple, evolving priorities

Summary of Key Duties for this position:
You will serve as a systems engineer on an Agile Scrum Team following core DevSecOps principles to rapidly integrate, test & deliver fully functioning mission capability to end users securely and continuously. Our team leverages industry standard open-source software solutions such as GitLab, Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher to ensure high quality software is built into our continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines. Our automation-first and “everything as code” mindset allows our systems engineers to focus their time and efforts on what is most important - delivering cutting edge functionality for our end users. You will have the opportunity to develop comprehensive test plans and procedures, provide quality oversight for core workflow and new software capabilities, and execute high-visibility demonstrations to selloff mission functionality.

What’s In It For You!
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. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition

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Basic Qualifications:
Required Skills:
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with systems engineering principles, concepts, and methods
• Demonstrated understanding of full software development life cycle
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with system architecture, design, and development tools and methodologies
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with system integration, verification, and validation
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Recent on-program Systems Engineering experience (e.g., requirements development, systems test planning/execution, requirements analysis and verification, integration, etc.)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

Security Clearance Requirement:
• TS/SCI government security clearance
Desired Skills:
• Lead and manage the systems engineering effort for a complex program or subsystem using Agile methodologies
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Systems or Software Engineering related fields
• Develop and maintain system architecture, design, and performance requirements in an Agile environment
• Perform system analysis, modeling, simulation, and trade studies
• Develop and implement system test plans, procedures, and protocols
• Support the integration, verification, and validation of systems and subsystems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of systems and subsystems
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
• Experience with Agile tools, such as JIRA and Confluence
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Openstack, GCP, etc.) or traditional IT systems
• Experience with object-oriented computer programming (Java, JavaScript)
• Familiarity with DevSecOps concepts
• Familiarity with the Space Domain
• Familiarity with Lockheed Martin's systems engineering processes and procedures
• Government security clearance
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: TS/SCI
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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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: Software
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First