Software Engineer Stf - E4

Standard Job Description

As part of the Space Software Product Line (SSPL) team, you will play a key role delivering Space Vehicle (SV) and payload flight software (FSW) toward our continued success. Our team delivers on-board functionality, thoroughly tested, and flight ready. Our support doesn’t end at launch – we are available for our customers throughout operations and sustainment phases. Come join an exciting team in a fast-paced environment at Lockheed Martin Space!

As a Software Engineering Software Systems Engineer (SWSE) within the Space Software Product Line (SSPL) you will contribute to our mission by:
- Design, develop, and integrate complex software systems, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability
- Partner with hardware, firmware, test, and program‑management teams to capture detailed system requirements, translate them into actionable design specifications, and execute compliance‑verification activities throughout the architecture development lifecycle
- Conduct system-level analysis, modeling, and simulation to identify and resolve integration issues early in the development cycle
- Implement and maintain automated build, test, and deployment pipelines, supporting continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and documentation throughout the product lifecycle, including configuration management and risk mitigation
- Integrate automated security monitoring and response into the architecture to ensure continuous compliance and rapid threat mitigation

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Proficiency in C++ programming language
- Demonstrated experience with Linux Operating Systems
- Experience working in an Agile Environment
- Strong analytical/problem solving abilities
- Effective communication for cross-team coordination

- Knowledge or experience participating with software qualification campaigns (including unit, integration, and system-level testing)
- Prior technical team leadership experience

Desired Skills

- Knowledge/experience in a Version Control System (Git)
- Experience with one or more of the following: Python, JavaScript, HTML
- Experience using automated unit testing frameworks

- Demonstrated ability to drive functional integration across multidisciplinary teams
- Experience with Agile development
- Experience with real-time embedded systems
- Experience overseeing the full Verification & Validation lifecycle from concept through certification
- History of customer-facing technical roles

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