Systems Engineer Sr Stf - E5

Standard Job Description

You will be Technical Lead for a Mission Systems (MS) Test Planning and Execution Team within an I&T Organization responsible for the integration and test of supplier procured software & hardware products with Lockheed Martin developed software capabilities. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers in the planning, coordination, and execution of various Systems Integration & Test (SI&T) efforts within Lockheed Martin’s combat systems domain by validating and maturing tactical‑aviation capabilities in a lab‑based, hardware‑in‑the‑loop environment. You will own SI&T activities to include end‑to‑end system test for air‑system lethality, survivability, health‑diagnostics, and related capabilities, driving integration with supplier hardware/software and LM developed software.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Lead an SI&T product team (5+ engineers) to meet programmatic milestones/objectives as well as performance, cost, and schedule targets.
• Test Development & Execution: Develop, author, implement, and run system‑level tests throughout development life cycle.
• Process Stewardship: Champion modern CI/CD pipelines, Agile practices, and continuous integration of test assets; evaluate, adopt, and deploy new testing approaches beyond legacy waterfall.
• Collaboration: Partner with ADIT leadership, cross-functional teams, customers, suppliers, and software developers to define priorities, road‑maps, and delivery plans.
• Issue Resolution: Guide engineers in rapid diagnosis and troubleshooting of hardware/software integration challenges.
• Documentation & Reporting: Develop and author test procedures, adjudicate test deficiencies, and capture test results to produce reports, and feed lessons learned back into development.
• Technical Roadmap Deployment: Support a culture of innovation and learning by deploying new approaches and technologies into the existing SI&T infrastructure.

Short Description

What’s In It For You

We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus – if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Further Information About This Opportunity

This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must have an active secret clearance.

This position is in Marietta, GA Discover Marietta.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s (or higher) in Engineering/Technical field.
• Proven leadership and development of technical teams (3+ members) delivering on‑time, high‑quality results.
• Strong background in Systems Engineering, Integration & Test, or complex system lifecycles.
• Experience with technical roadmap adoption and deployment.
• Active Secret clearance (investigation ≤ 5 yr).

Desired Skills

• Experience with leading formal test milestones/events to include Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Formal Qualification Testing (FQT), or equivalent.
• Proficiency in various toolsets to include DOORS, Cameo and Jira
• Hands‑on experience or working knowledge of Linux (Red Hat preferred).
• Experience aligning agile or hybrid development across software, hardware, suppliers, integration, verification, and formal readiness events.
• Experience creating and managing performance metrics, key performance indicators, and root cause corrective action plans
• Experience with software pipelines and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) software developments concepts and tools (i.e. GitLab, software pipelines, test automation (Cucumber, etc.)
• Simulation & Test Environments: Pilot‑in‑the‑Loop, hardware‑in‑the‑loop, flight‑test beds (F‑22/F‑35), Systems Integration Labs, simulators and emulators.
• Mission Systems Knowledge: Airborne radars, EO/IR, EW, CNI, datalinks, weapons integration, mission planning, etc.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with FAA 14 CFR Part 91
• Experience interfacing with customer and program leadership as a decision maker
• Ability to define and execute strategic road‑maps; excellent communication and consensus‑building skills.
• Experience with digital engineering or model-based systems engineering.
• Familiarity with Ground Control Station systems
• Risk and Opportunity Management experience