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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer Associate - Early Career - **Company:** Lockheed Martin - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Salary:** $72,800.0 - $135,200.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Software Documentation, Computer Engineering, Network Interface Controllers, Requirements Traceability, Verification and Validation (Software), Subsystems, Systems Integration, Data Processing, Test Scripts, SC Clearance, Integration Tests, Physical Design - **Published:** October 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28073293/Systems-Engineer-Associate-Early-Career-California-Sunnyvale-1301 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering * 1 prior internship experience in aerospace, defense, satellite, testing, or engineering design * Demonstrated knowledge of requirements, interfaces, verification, validation, testing or assembly and integration of subsystem. * U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance, * Master's degree in Electrical engineering, Computer engineering, Mechanical engineering with experience supporting electrical subsystem integration and testing * 2 prior internship of work experience related with space missions, circuit or power design, or assembly/test integration environment * Exposure to test environments, research lab, lab integration, or environmental testing * Active Secret Clearance or higher ## Description Lockheed Martin is looking for a dedicated Systems Engineer to join the System Integration Team in Sunnyvale, CA supporting Space System Programs. As a System integrator, you will support end-to-end integration of space systems across hardware, software, and operations domain. This role is ideal for system engineers with electrical/electronic integration experience who will support the development, integration, verification, and validation of spacecraft and satellite electrical subsystems throughout the system lifecycle. This role is responsible for translating mission needs into technical requirements, managing requirements traceability, supporting subsystem integration activities, and executing verification and validation plans to ensure compliance with mission and customer objectives. The role will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including avionics, power systems, communications, flight software, guidance/navigation/control (GNC), thermal, mechanical, manufacturing, and test organizations. This position will be on-site full time. In this role, you will be assisting in for the following areas: Systems Integration & Engineering Support * Support system integration planning across spacecraft subsystems (avionics, propulsion, power, thermal, structures, software, communications) interfaces and mission-level architecture * Maintain system level configuration management, requirements decomposition, interface definition, and traceability using DOORS and CAMEO * Develop and maintain system documentation such as Interface Control Documents (ICDs), integration procedures, test plans, and verification matrices and help track verification closure and configuration status Verification, Validation & Test * Support integration of spacecraft electrical subsystems including: * Electrical Power System (EPS) * Battery systems * Solar arrays * Command & Data Handling (C&DH) * Flight computers * Communications payloads * Sensors and avionics * Analyze subsystem interfaces and ensure ICD compliance. * Participate in hardware/software integration activities. * Support integration planning, and anomaly detection resolution (ADR). * Verification & Validation (V&V) * Develop verification and validation strategies for spacecraft systems. * Create: Verification Plans, Verification Procedures, Test Plans, Test Reports * Execute verification methods including: * Test * Analysis * Inspection * Demonstration Support environmental qualification activities: Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) * Assist in planning and executing integration, test, and verification (IT&V) activities * Help track verification closure and configuration status Cross-Functional Coordination * Participate in integration and test activities including subsystem integration, functional testing, environmental testing, and anomaly resolution * Coordinate technical inputs across engineering teams to ensure compatibility and interface alignment * Collaborate with hardware, software, avionics, propulsion, ground systems, and operations teams * Support integration reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) * Prepare technical documentation, briefing charts, and status reports ## Related Videos - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Are Classical Automation Frameworks Dead? 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