Systems Engineer Stf - E4

As a Systems Engineer Staff - Level 4, you will be responsible for driving technical solutions in mission systems applications across multiple programs within a portfolio spanning the product lifecycle. You will partner with program management, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to ensure technical integrity, successful delivery and support of a Skunk Works advanced product. This role requires independent drive, minimal supervision, adaptability to evolving priorities, and the ability to lead tasks to successful completion while interfacing directly with customers and internal stakeholders. This position is full-time onsite in Palmdale, California with occasional travel to government customer, supplier, and other partner sites. Your responsibilities will include:

• Executing technical projects through requirements development, decomposition, tracking, and verification
• Conducting risk analysis, developing mitigation plans, and ensuring program deliverables are met
• Developing supplier technical specifications, managing technical execution, and ensuring integration success of supported products
• Providing system and subsystem integration and test support to complete verification of requirements
• Applying Earned Value Measurement Systems (EVMS) principles to assigned technical responsibilities to meet program objectives

What’s In It For You We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. 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 pursue challenging work, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you., 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.

You are a senior-level systems engineer with a proven track record of delivering complex technical solutions. You thrive on independent drive, minimal supervision, and adapting to evolving priorities. Your collaborative approach partners you with program management, suppliers, and cross-functional teams, while your strong communication skills enable effective interaction with customers and internal stakeholders. You bring deep expertise in requirements development, risk management, integration, test support, and earned-value management., MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN -This position is located at a facility that requiresspecial access. The selected candidate must possess an active Top Secret clearance to start., * Bachelor’s degree or above from an accredited university in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or other related engineering degrees.

• Experience with requirements development, decomposition, tracking, and verification using DOORS or other similar requirements management tools.
• Experience with system integration and test planning, execution, and data analysis

Desired Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience in customer interactions
• Ability to work with different engineering disciplines and suppliers to derive, decompose, and verify requirements
• Experience driving complex projects to completion given high level objectives
• Awareness of or experience with model based engineering principles and model based development environments.
• Experience developing a system architecture
• Knowledge of Agile SAFe methodology, managing workload in tools like Jira, Confluence, etc.
• Experience with risk management and mitigation strategies
• Experience with Mission Systems applications
• Control Account Manager (CAM) experience and CAM-Certification.

Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00

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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.