Description: You will be a Lead System Engineer (LdSE) for a large and complex sensor development effort at MFC. Our team is responsible for delivering cutting-edge sensor systems, and you'll play a key role in leading all aspects of systems engineering, from requirements to subsystem development.
What You Will Be Doing
As a Lead System Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and ensuring system engineering execution across the program. You'll work closely with chief engineers and program managers, IPT leads, and engineering leads to drive technical excellence and mission success. Additionally, you'll lead systems engineering transformation efforts, including Digital Engineering and MBSE.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Lead cross-functional engineering activities, including Conops and trade studies, system analyses, and configuration control
• Develop and manage technical baseline, verification planning, and execution
• Provide technical leadership and ensure system engineering execution across the program
• Lead systems engineering transformation efforts, including Digital Engineering, and MBSE.
• Promote culture optimization, enhance employee experience, and develop critical skills
Why Join Us
We're looking for a highly experienced and skilled Lead System Engineer who is a full spectrum leader. If you have a demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering activities, experience with DoD tactical system development programs, and a strong understanding of systems engineering principles, we encourage you to apply. This role offers the opportunity to lead a large and complex sensor development effort, drive technical excellence, and contribute to the success of our MFC team. As a full spectrum leader, you'll also have the opportunity to build and develop organizational talent, promote culture optimization, and enhance the employee experience.
From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Orlando. Discover more about our Orlando, Florida location.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must have the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance. A Final Secret Clearance with Investigation of CV date within 5 years is required to start.
Basic Qualifications:
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering activities in support of sensor and/or missile programs, including but not limited to Conops and trade studies, system analyses to bound requirements and finalize the architecture, configuration control of the technical baseline, verification planning and execution, affordability considerations, and risk and opportunity management.
• Experience required includes DoD tactical system development program experience, customer interface, requirements derivation/allocation, integration and test planning and execution, management of major subcontracts, understanding of Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) and their application, and participation in major design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
• The candidate must have leadership experience to include experience with direct reports
• Secret or Top Secret with an investigation or Continuous Vetting (CV) date within 5 years
Desired Skills:
• Able to simultaneously manage a broad range of technical, programmatic, and functional demands - all with different stakeholders in a fast paced environment.
• Knowledge in key technologies is also desired and includes: processor architecture, EO/IR/RF, aerodynamics, GNC, data links, simulation, software design, and cyber security, MBSE
•Experience with I&T activities (including sensor integration / flight testing)
•Experience leading a team to achieve successful demonstration of program development milestones such as Systems Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and system integration and test.
• Proficiency in Cost Account Management (CAM) activities.
• Experience coordinating or managing subcontractors and subcontract technical management is desirable.
• Experience with formal decision analysis methods.
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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
