Systems Engineer Staff (Level 4)

Standard Job Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

This position will be a key member of the Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) team in support of the final design, development, production, integration, test, and delivery of this critical capability focused on the requirements development, decomposition, and verification.

As a Staff System Engineer, you will be responsible to execute and manage Systems Engineering projects, IRADs, or Proposals.

Some of the roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support IRAD and proposal efforts for the SEIT team, including system design, analysis, test, and integration activities
• Organize and support major program reviews for subsystems, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TIM
• Ensure completeness of converting mission requirements into system solution
• Definitize the system architecture and subsequent design
• Develop/define interfaces between critical elements
• Perform the necessary analysis to accomplish mission requirement conversion, architecture definitization
• 5+ years professional experience.
• Active DOD TOP SECRET

The information below includes the standard job description for this position

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analysis 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

• Experience in systems engineering across the entire lifecycle
• Experience supporting trade studies (definition and execution) and requirements development/management
• Working knowledge or experience with systems integration, design, and test activities
• Experience working either Satellite or Ground Segment programs
• Experience owning or supporting Technical Performance Management (TPMs) for a development program
• Active or current Top Secret clearance, thus US citizenship is required

Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering or a closely related technical discipline
• Aptitude to perform functional and performance-based thread engineering/CONOPs
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• 5+ years of Systems Engineering and/or Architect experience
• Background in architecting and/or designing communication subsystems (e.g., RF, optical, digital), for space missions
• Experience defining, developing, or tailoring Digital Models of complex system
• MBSE knowledge or experience
• Knowledge or experience with missiles, defense, aerospace, or related systems
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice