Job ID: 686198BR Date posted: Apr. 16, 2025
Description:Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most.

At Lockheed Martin, we are shaping the future of space exploration and defense. As a leader in the new space age, we are known for our pioneering spirit, collaborative partnerships, innovative thinking, and commitment to building remarkable products.

Our team is dedicated to making a positive impact on the world by leveraging our unique skills and experiences to tackle complex engineering challenges. We are passionate about delivering exceptional results and creating a better tomorrow.

We are at the forefront of hypersonic missile development, and we want you to be a part of this exciting journey. Our Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program is creating the first hypersonic system for the U.S. Navy, and we are looking for talented individuals to join our team. If you share our passion for innovation and our commitment to making a difference in the world, we welcome you to join us.

Lockheed Martin is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Systems Engineer, Senior Staff to join the team supporting the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) and US Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) Programs. As a Systems Engineer, you will play a critical role in the development, integration, and testing of these advanced systems.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lead the integration and flight testing endeavors of the program, overseeing technical direction, planning, staffing, and execution of a team dedicated to system-level integration and testing, ensuring the weapon system meets its performance, safety, and functional objectives.
• Manage the allocation of Systems and Project Engineering resources for the program, and offer programmatic and proposal support.
• Offer guidance to a Systems Engineering team, covering the entire Systems Engineering lifecycle processes, from architecture and requirements development to weapons system operations and integration.
• Establish, oversee, and communicate team expectations, goals, roles, responsibilities, and objectives.
• Collaborate with government and customer
representatives to support critical daily space-based operations and distributed multi-element deliveries and activities.
• Some travel may be required.
Join us in shaping the future of strategic weapon systems and be part of a team committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation.

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Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package.
Basic Qualifications:
• Knowledge and application of Systems Engineering processes to System Level Testing
• Experience driving a test execution team on a daily basis to accomplish a mission success event
• Experience interfacing with Range Safety and Customer Counterparts at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)
• System Level Test planning and execution experience with an understanding of all the interdependencies
• Weapon System and/or Satellite level Integration experience as well as Experience with Configuration Management (CM) processes in a system test environment
• Active or Current DoD Secret Security Clearance
Desired Skills:
• Previous leadership and oversight of large test teams at launch sites or test ranges
• Technical leadership of large teams to achieve program level objectives
• 14+ years with design, development, integration, test, with broad-based and in-depth knowledge of space, missile, and/or launch systems at the component through system level
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