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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Flight Software Engineering Mgr - Space Protection Programs - L5 - **Company:** Lockheed Martin - **Location:** Littleton, CO, United States - **Salary:** $166,900.0 - $309,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Configuration Management, Code Review, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Release Management, Requirements Traceability, Software Engineering, Data Processing, Computer Equipment - **Published:** October 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9237673/flight-software-engineering-mgr-space-protection-programs-l5 ## About the Role * Proven leadership experience in software engineering and systems execution in aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical environments * Understanding of embedded systems, flight software, or safety-critical system development * Strong systems engineering mindset with experience spanning software, hardware, and integration domains * Hands-on experience with Agile execution at scale, including backlog management, release planning, and delivery governance * Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM), program controls, and performance tracking * Strong ability to coach, mentor, and build high-performing engineering teams * Active Top Secret clearance Desired Skills * Prior Spacecraft Flight Software development experience * Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-team, multi-program engineering execution efforts * Knowledge of embedded systems architectures and test experience using embedded systems. * Agile development experience * Prior engineering management or project lead experience including task planning, resource management, and employee development and mentoring * Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical systems/programs * Experience working in technical teams across multiple locations Integration and test experience with large complex software systems * Continuous integration experience * Excellent communication skills with ability to engage technical teams, program leadership, and customers * Active Top Secret Clearance ## Description The selected candidate will provide technical and functional leadership for a team of software engineers while working closely with program leadership, systems engineering, hardware engineering, test, product owners, and other software teams. The role is responsible for ensuring successful execution of software commitments across the portfolio while developing the technical capability and professional growth of the engineering team., * Lead and manage a team of software engineers developing, integrating, and testing embedded and flight software. * Provide technical leadership and support resolution of complex software, hardware/software integration, and system-level issues. * Coordinate software priorities, staffing, schedules, risks, and dependencies with program and engineering leadership. * Support software planning, estimation, release execution, integration, and test activities. * Monitor execution against cost, schedule, technical, and quality commitments and proactively identify risks and mitigation plans. * Promote disciplined software engineering practices, including configuration management, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, defect management, and requirements traceability. * Work with technical leads and senior engineers to establish software architecture, development approaches, integration strategies, and technical priorities. * Communicate software status, risks, dependencies, and recovery plans to engineering leadership, program management, and customers. * Provide functional management for assigned employees, including performance management, career development, mentoring, staffing, recognition, and employee engagement. * Support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, and development of engineering talent. * Foster a collaborative engineering culture focused on technical excellence, accountability, continuous improvement, and successful program execution. Manages software development activities. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Oversees the design, development, documentation, and testing of software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business/mission problems or questions in computer language for solutions by means of data processing equipment. Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle. Applies knowledge of computer hardware and software, subject matter to be programmed in business/mission applications, information processing techniques used, and information gathered from system users to develop software. Ensures software standards are met.