Job ID: 684014BR Date posted: Jan. 07, 2025 Program: Signals Reconnaissance
Description:What We’re Doing:
At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS), we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training and education. We are a dynamic team on a recurring multi- year, critical program seeking a SW Engineering/SW Development Lead who likes to be challenged, solve problems and lead a highly skilled software development team.
Who We Are:
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance: Harnessing the Power of data collection and analysis
across air, land, sea and space, thousands of sensors onboard manned and unmanned military platforms are collecting huge amounts of data. These ISR systems task, collect, process, analyze, fuse and disseminate the most mission-critical information.
Oversee the design, development, documentation, and testing of software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business/mission problems or questions in computer language for solutions by means of data processing equipment.
You will work directly with domain and industry experts and technical staff that design and Manages software development activities
Who You Are:
As part of the Signals Reconnaissance Team the selected candidate will be the Software Development Lead, leading approximately 15 direct reports and overseeing approximately 50 software engineers on multiple projects within the Signals Reconnaissance products.
The Work:
* Ensuring the organization's staff is meeting all program and business commitments and to work with the Program Leadership team to drive Program Execution.
* Managing the staffing and resource allocation within the software domain. This includes recruiting and hiring candidates.
* Conducting performance evaluations, promotions, and career planning activities.
* Maintaining/updating Software Development Plans and Software SOPs. Ensuring that the Software team understands and follows plans and procedures.
* Guiding/mentoring the team on how to do conduct business with our customers, defining processes, and improving when needed with a continuous process improvement mindset.
* Gathering, analyzing, and using software and EVM metrics in waterfall, agile, and hybrid “wagile” program executions.
* Creating SW development schedules in coordination with project engineers and ensure the team executes to the schedule.
* Cultivating and growing the Software Organization.
* Interfacing w/ Program Management, CAMs, Project Engineers, other discipline leaders, and customers over priorities, milestones and deliveries.
* Preparing Software Estimating through BOEs.
* Inserting Digital Transformation initiatives into software development execution (DevSecOps, Software Factory, Agile, Automated Test).
Why Join Us:
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
Our flexible schedules, balance of in office and at home work, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.
Check out our beautiful facility online, search ‘Lockheed Martin Deer Creek Facility in Littleton CO’.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

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Basic Qualifications:
- Demonstrated leadership skills and behaviors that align with the Full Spectrum Leadership Imperatives.
- Experience with planning and coordinating software development in a team-oriented environment.
- Knowledgeable in Software Engineering Process and Tools, including experience in executing in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Experience across the Software Development Life Cycle including a minimum of 10 years of direct software development experience, preferably in C++, Java.
- Knowledge of LM and program processes and procedures
- Experience with software estimating tools, metrics identification and collection
Desired Skills:
- AF DCGS familiarity/experience
- Previous Functional Manager responsibilities.
- Direct experience performing L-Coded responsibilities over a team of at least 10 people.
- Experience with airborne ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and/or tactical data link processing
- DevSecOps tools such as Eyesight, Jenkins, Git/GitLab/BitBucket, JIRA and Confluence
- Familiarity with virtualization, containerization, and microservice architectures/technologies.
- Experience with Software Development Lifecycles in a DOD environment
- Experience in Planning – Staff, tools (SW Dev tools), maintaining Software Development Plan (SDP)
- Knowledgeable of practices, artifacts (Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams, requirement database), documentation, Software Requirements Specification (SRS), Interface Requirements Specification (IRS), interface Control Document(ICD), Software Design Document(SDD), IDD, DBDD
- Knowledgeable of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) – practices such as break/fix and enhancements to customers, tracking Problem Reports to closure, CM
- Understand Software Metrics (SLOC, Defects, Productivity)– gathering, analyzing, and using
- Experience with Software Scheduling and Microsoft Project
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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington or Washington DC is $123,500 - $236,800. 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.
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.
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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.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Software Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First