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Systems Engineer Senior

Cape Canaveral, Florida

Cape Canaveral, Florida

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Job ID: 691564BR Date posted: Apr. 28, 2025
Description:The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space.

As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills, talents and experiences to design and build solutions to some of the world’s hardest engineering problems. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus—if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy’s mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence.

Learn about the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile.

As a System of Systems Engineer Senior, you will:

• Integrate and work collaboratively with the FBM MBE Core Team and associated Communities of Practice to demonstrate the adoption of modern industry standards and emerging technologies

• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems--analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal

• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints

• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

• Research and identify digital capabilities available and developing at the Enterprise and commercial levels for utilization as opportunities on the support equipment organization

• Participate with DX stakeholders across FBM and Customer to deploy capabilities in time to benefit support equipment projects

• Help establish enterprise-level architectures and CONOPS to meet mission requirements, perform top-level design and decomposition into requirements

• Point of contact for the coordination, integration, and status of Electrical Support Equipment (ESE) development and modification and Mechanical and Fleet problem investigations
• Support project planning meetings and prioritization efforts
• Perform requirements development, risk assessment and lead requirement/design reviews
• Support project performance reviews
• Lead and/or support Technical Interchange Meetings and provide integration between projects
• Coordinate systems engineering efforts with Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT)
• Coordinate and lead SE development and alteration proposals
• Support hardware testing/proofing exercises
• Investigate SE concerns at Strategic Weapon Facilities (SWF)
• Review failure history of SE to identify trends/issues, coordinate issues with associate contractors and lead corrective action activities

Typically has 5+ years of professional experience.

You can learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package by visiting this link.
Basic Qualifications:
• Knowledge and application of Systems Engineering processes and one or more Systems Integration functions including:
a) System trade studies and/or System modeling
b) System Integration, Test and/or Verification
c) Test planning and execution with an understanding of all the interdependencies
d) Design reviews

• Systems Engineering experience related to electrical design or operations/procedure development.

• Problem investigation and analysis experience.

• Experience coordinating with multiple engineering functions (eg Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Flight Sciences, Materials, Manufacturing, Test, etc.)

• Active Top Secret security clearance
Desired Skills:
• Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) experience.

• Knowledge of Trident II (D5) missile systems and processing requirements.

• Knowledge of missile/component handling/transportation/assembly/test/loading operations and associated support equipment (SE).

• Demonstrated responsibility as task lead.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top 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: No
Career Area: Systems Engineering: System of Systems Integration
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.

United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.

Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.

Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

  • Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
  • Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
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  • Curious

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  • Goal-oriented

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  • Proactive

    The ability to anticipate, plan and prepare for what lies ahead. You act rather than react to potential situations.

  • Problem Solver

    You work to tackle tough problems with complex solutions.

  • Strategic

    You observe, reflect and analyze processes to make more informed decisions.

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Benefits

  • Healthcare

    Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.

  • 401(k)/Retirement Plans

    Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.

  • Professional Development

    We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave

    Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.

  • Paid Time Off

    We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.

  • Flex-time

    Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.

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