Systems Engineering - Mission Thread Lead
$104.9k - $194.7kLockheed Martin Corporation
Requisition ID: 3064ERP Eligible?: NoERP amount: N/ARelocation: YesType: ExemptShift: 1Clearance Prior to Start: SecretFinal Clearance: SecretPay Transparency: $104,900.00 - $194,700.00Experience Level: Experienced ProfessionalFT/PT/Casual: FullTimeDepartment: SpaceBusiness Unit: SpaceStandard Job DescriptionSpace 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 Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program offers challenging and unique career opportunities, working across the full development lifecycle, and resulting in fielding advanced hypersonic weapon systems to the warfighter.As the Systems Engineer - Mission Thread Lead you will build relationships across the program and with our national partners to meet all critical program milestones and ensure clean handoffs. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining and adjusting the detailed plan coordinating the multiple teams, and to facilitate discussions and problem resolution and issues or gaps are discovered. • Work with IPT Senior Managers and Program Executives to translate the long-range plans into a synchronized execution roadmap• Develop strong working relationships with the larger systems team, national team members, and customers to ensure successful delivery of each software build• Integrate with the systems verification and test teams to facilitate a clean handoff of software for testing across multiple sites• Connect multi-discipline communities to tackle challenges and gaps in development and test• Establish, manage, and communicate team expectations, goals, roles, responsibilities, and objectives • Utilize your excellent interpersonal skills to coordinate and resolve programmatic and technical issues across the program, identify risks, and appropriate mitigation plans• Collaborate with government and customer representatives in support of critical schedule and distributed multi-element deliveries and activities• This role does require travel to customer sites, approximately 25% 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. For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.Basic Qualifications• Experienced technical lead in systems engineering or another engineering field• Experience integrating or troubleshooting electrical or hardware-software systems• Experience with requirements verification and validation• Active or current Secret Security clearance; US Citizenship RequiredDesired Skills• Customer interaction and familiarity with the DoD Labs/Facilities• Demonstrated understanding and application of Systems Engineering and a Systems Thinking mindset• Experience working with groups and organizations outside of your immediate product area• Experience with Software Development• Experience with Guidance Navigation and Control• Ability to manage multiple, often-competing requests, effectively prioritizing the most urgent ones• Ability to look across the entire system to identify potential impacts of a change• Ability to plan out and accomplish tasks with minimal oversight and support• Passion to apply creative problem solving and creative thinking to accomplish what seems impossible • Excellent presentation and written communication skills• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practicePay InformationFull-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.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.
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