Systems Engineer - Air System Analysis & Verification - Staff

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Air System Analysis and Verification Operations team is seeking a senior Systems Engineer (Level 4). Our team is part of the Systems Engineering organization. Air System Analysis & Verification Operations team delivers comprehensive analysis, develops custom tools, plans infrastructure, and provides verification support. The Systems Engineer (Level 4) will partner with program engineering and technical stakeholders to orchestrate technical integration, schedule coordination, and risk management of subsystem development activities.

You will leverage in‑depth knowledge in one or more of the following domains:

Weapons, Fusion, Radar, Electronic Warfare (EW), Electro‑Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO/DAS). Where you will guide cross‑functional teams, define analytical requirements, and ensure technical compliance throughout the system‑engineered lifecycle. Your dual focus will ensure that analytical tools, methodologies, and verification activities are tightly coupled with subsystem development schedules, delivering verified, high‑performance solutions that satisfy cost, schedule, and performance objectives while complying with DoD and LM standards.

• Define analytics and analysis needs, tool requirements, and evaluation metrics.

• Establish and champion analysis methods, techniques, and best practice procedures.

• Mentor analysts, review technical analysis reports, and ensure rigorous documentation.

• Own technical integration of subsystem development activities across the teams portfolio.

• Coordinate schedules with cross‑functional partners, maintaining alignment with overall program milestones.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and schedule risks; maintain risk registers and mitigation plans.

• Work with infrastructure and custom‑tool teams to ensure verification support meets performance and compliance requirements.

• Participate in design reviews, test‑readiness reviews, and verification checkpoints, guaranteeing adherence to DoD and LM standards.

• Partner with discipline teams (Weapons, Radar, EW, EO/DAS, etc.) to integrate analytics into subsystem testing and validation.

• Engage customers and stakeholders to capture requirements, provide status updates, and deliver tailored technical solutions.

• Drive adoption of innovative analysis methods while ensuring they fit within the system‑engineered schedule and budget.

• Understand and drive project scope, Conduct Value Stream Mapping, Roadmap creation, PI Planning, PO Sync, Scrum of Scrums, PI Review, Demo, Retrospective, Inspect & Adapt.

• Collaborate with product & technical owners to define work scope and flow, Epics/Features descriptions, acceptance criteria, business value or progress.

• Track work against delivery milestones and integrate with Earned Value Management (EVM) and the program Cost Assessment Model (CAM).

**Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.**

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What’s In It For You

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Medical

• Dental

• 401k

• Paid time off

• Work/life balance

• Career development

• Mentorship opportunities

• Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. aerosystems

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (System Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Aeronautical Engineering, Computer/Software Engineering, etc.), Mathematics, or similar STEM field from an accredited college

• Significant Sensor / System / Platform (Weapons, Fusion, Radar, EW or EO/DAS) knowledge/experience

• Demonstrated history of analysis and critical thinking

• Experience and/or knowledge of the Systems Engineering Process

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated skills of analysis and reporting

• Demonstrated experience utilizing Tableau

• Strong communications skills

• Strong technical leadership experience

• Demonstrated experience in solving complex problems

• Demonstrated strong project management skills

• Demonstrated ability to take a project concept to successful completion

• Experience with project management using Agile process, Scrum, and JIRA

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First