Systems Engineer Staff - Clearance Required

Standard Job Description

What We're Doing
Become a part of something IMPACT-ful! Ground Missile Defense (GMD) is the heart of the Missile Defense System and a key element of our nation’s defense against ballistic missile attacks.

Who We Are
Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and harnessing innovation to make the world a safer place. Our RMS business in Huntsville, AL is a hub of talented engineers, scientists, and professionals committed to shaping the future of defense technology. We value collaboration, excellence, and integrity in everything we do. As a part of our team, you will work alongside like-minded individuals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

The Work

As the Technical Assistant (TA) to the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Chief Engineers, you will assist the chief engineers in ensuring the technical integrity of all engineering aspects for the GWS program. The TA will routinely work with functional engineering, program managers and technical leads. The TA will assist the Chief Engineers in their responsibilities which include:

• Providing direction to assure overall technical integrity for a program

• Ensuring the GWS meets all performance and functional requirements

• Acting as the principal customer interface for technical aspects of the program

• Ensuring there is program technical process discipline and consistency

• Conducting program reviews

• Developing the technical plan & schedule

• Managing technical risk, adhering to process, and making solid design decisions

Why Join Us
-Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
-Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

Standard Job Description

Performs 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. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering/technical discipline.
• Broad technical background in development and systems engineering processes.
• Familiar with Agile Scrum team development environments and DevSecOps practices
• Current GWS Chief Engineer Technical Assistant experience
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with internal customers, external customers, and multiple engineering disciplines
• Qualified candidates must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Desired Skills

• Minimum 5 years experience
• Experience in technical planning, requirements definition, HW/SW development, system integration, verification and validation, or formal system development/certification experience
• Experience leading an engineering team, small or large
• Experience with Model Based System Engineering Tools (DOORS, Cameo)
• Experience working in a continuous integration / continuous development environment and associated tools (automation tools, Jenkins, Ansible, Git/Gitlab)