Standard Job Description
Join the System Architecture team that supports the F-22 IMIS (Integrated Maintenance Information System) team to enable the operational readiness and sustainment of the F-22 Raptor. IMIS provides mission-critical hardware and software solutions that interface directly with aircraft maintenance systems, automating maintenance processes, improving diagnostic capabilities, reducing maintenance cycle times, and increasing aircraft availability.
As a System Architect, you will serve as the technical authority for development activities across the IMIS portfolio. You will provide strategic technical leadership, drive architecture decisions,, interface with F-22 program office, partner with the F-22 Chief Engineer, mentor engineering teams, and ensure delivery of secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions supporting one of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft platforms.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Designing, developing and overseeing system architectures, including systems design activities.
- Serving as the focal point for development and communication of the system architecture.
- Ensuring conversion of mission requirements into total systems solutions that consider design and technology maturity constraints.
- Developing system, software, and subsystem architecture, design, and interface definitions.
- Supporting internal and external design reviews.
- Host workshops, Technical Interface Meetings, User interviews, and working groups
- Drive F-22 IMIS MBSE maturation
- Drive Design Quality maturation
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
The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field.
• Experience with MBSE and systems architecture best practices
• Experience as a systems architect or software on an aeronautical program
• Knowledge of software architecture principles, patterns, styles, and practices, including layered, service-oriented, microservices, event-driven, modular, distributed, and component-based architectures.
• Experience designing maintenance or logistical systems
• Experience with software development programs
• Experience leading system engineering activities
Desired Skills
• Ability to translate system-level requirements and operational concepts into software architectures, including decomposition of capabilities into applications, services, components, interfaces, and data flows.
• Experience leading technical interchange meetings, trade studies, and proposal activities
• Experience with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) development
• Experience ALIS/ODIN or IMIS
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Pay Information
GeoZone Definition: GeoZones are geographic groupings created by Lockheed Martin to align compensation ranges with regional labor markets and cost-of-labor differences across the United States. Locations are assigned a Geo Zone based on the primary work location of the role.
- Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 1): $185400.00 - $344400.00
- Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.
- Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 2): $166900.00 - $309900.00
- Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.
- Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 3): $148300.00 - $275500.00
- Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.
- Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 4): $133500.00 - $247900.00
- Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Lufkin, TX; etc.
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.
Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.