Standard Job Description
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What We're Doing
At Lockheed Martin, we solve complex challenges through innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Our teams develop advanced avionics and mission systems that support critical defense platforms. We are seeking a Staff Systems Engineer with Common Product Line and DO-178C experience to support the full product lifecycle of safety-critical embedded systems.
The Work
As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in transforming customer needs and mission objectives into robust technical solutions. You will support the development and certification of embedded avionics and mission software, with a strong emphasis on software and system requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop, decompose, and maintain system, software, and subsystem requirements, including high- and low-level requirements and bidirectional traceability.
- Define internal and external interfaces and develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
- Develop and review algorithms and technical solutions that meet performance, safety, and mission objectives.
- Allocate requirements across software, hardware, integration, and test disciplines.
- Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and systems architecture principles to solve complex technical challenges.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, integration/test, safety, and program teams to resolve issues and validate system performance.
- Support technical documentation, requirements verification, defect resolution, and lifecycle performance assessments.
- Support DO-178C and related certification activities while ensuring compliance with applicable aerospace and safety standards.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship while helping drive quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
Who We Are
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems delivers advanced technologies that enable critical missions for the U.S. and its allies. Our engineers work across disciplines to design, integrate, test, and sustain sophisticated systems operating in demanding environments.
Who You Are
You are a systems engineering professional who enjoys solving complex problems and working across engineering disciplines. You bring experience developing requirements for embedded or safety-critical systems and can translate technical needs into clear, verifiable requirements and architectures. Experience with DO-178C, Common Product Line development, avionics, requirements traceability, interface definition, or MBSE will help you succeed in this role.
Why Join Us
At Lockheed Martin, you will work on challenging engineering problems with a team of talented professionals while contributing to technologies that matter. We provide opportunities to expand your technical expertise, take on meaningful leadership responsibilities, and make an impact across the entire product lifecycle.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline (or equivalent).
- Minimum 9 years of professional systems‑engineering experience or 7 years with a Master’s degree.
- Experience with development of software requirements and working collaboratively with software engineers in the design, development, and test of embedded software
- Experience with the design, integration and test of avionics systems and software operational programs
- Experience with system design, requirements definition, and documentation standards that meet Common Product Line and DO-178C specifications.
- Demonstrated experience with Agile development practices and working across cross‑functional teams.
Desired Skills
- Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) – Preferably CAMEO
- Experience in engineering, particularly with cockpit, integrated avionics and mission system architectures, avionics, and sensor subsystems
- Experience with the design, integration and test of avionics systems and software operational programs
- Experience with integrating avionics hardware
- Experience with Real Time Operating Systems
- Proven ability to build strong customer relationships and communicate technical information to senior external stakeholders.
- Current active Secret security clearance.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and leadership abilities; capable of guiding large, high‑visibility programs and mentoring multidisciplinary teams.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00
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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.