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!

The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth, and we are currently seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy’s mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future.

You will be a key member of the systems engineering team, performing environmental analysis, problem investigation, and coordinating directly with our Navy partners. This position will employ you to determine, manage and assess how the missile system is fielded, requiring work within a diverse system life cycle spanning transport logistics, stowage in the boat, launch and flight.

Duties include:

• Facilitate team interaction among stakeholders
• Execute to team milestones & deliverables
• Generate, maintain, and negotiate deliverable schedule
• Establish system architecture and CONOPS, perform system level design and decomposition into requirements
• Coordinate analysis with flight sciences to support verification and investigations
• Perform system analysis and interface definition
• Perform systems/hardware integration, test planning and execution
• Develop plans to on-ramp new mission capabilities while protecting the primary mission
• Lead and support design reviews, technical product reviews, and system safety review
• Support failure investigations and anomaly resolution boards
• Develop comprehensive solutions to sophisticated problems that connect the detailed, technical needs to transformational concepts and create opportunities for innovation
• Support Missile production and test activities at component manufacturers and the Strategic Weapons Facilities
• Drive anomaly investigations to closure
• Perform data reviews and provide feedback to test and integration teams
• Support systems/hardware integration, test planning and execution and find opportunities for build flow and test efficiencies

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position 

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

Demonstrated Knowledge and application of Systems Engineering processes and one or more Systems Integration functions including:

• System trade studies methodology and/or System modeling
• Requirements and Interface Control Document (ICD) development
• System Integration, Test and/or Verification
• Test planning and execution with an understanding of all the interdependencies
• Thermal interface or design requirements at the component, box level, or system level design reviews

Engineering Degree in Systems, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent years of experience). 

Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance, therefore, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Desired Skills

• Working knowledge of missile/spacecraft level thermal design, requirements, analysis
• Experience with writing thermal design and operating requirements based on analytical thermal models
• Technical writing experience with writing formal technical position papers/letters to the customer
• Familiar with Agile tools and methodology (JIRA) and demonstrated digital transformation experience.
• Familiar with spacecraft/missile architecture design, development, integration, test, with knowledge of space, missile and launch systems at the component through system level
• Validated understanding of systems thinking skills and behaviors
• Proven track record of good judgment and programmatic execution vital to meet technical requirements while balancing schedules and budget obligations
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment and tackle numerous roles as part of the daily program operations
• Demonstrated behaviors of a systems problem solver; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills to solve very sophisticated problems and implement constructive change
• Active Top Secret DoD security clearance.