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# Systems Engineering Manager

- **Company:** Lockheed Martin
- **Location:** Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
- **Salary:** $145,100.0 - $269,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Baselining, Configuration Management, Databases, Network Interface Controllers, Rhapsody, Requirements Management, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/A78F3D754E964521B209E3E29D1AA8AF/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelors or higher degree in an Engineering, Computer Science, or closely related subject area, or equivalent experience
 * Systems Engineering across the entire systems lifecycle, understanding SE principles and processes
 * Prior experience leading technical and/or functional teams
 * Knowledge or experience with systems architecture within space, aerospace, or related programs
 * Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance, thus U.S. Citizenship is required

Desired Skills

 * Project management and CAM experience
 * Good Communication and Interpersonal skills
 * Experience supporting the Systems Engineering organization on a development program
 * Experience with system-level considerations for multi-vehicle architectures and high-performance systems for space applications
 * Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering, leveraging SysML and MBSE tools (Cameo, Rhapsody, etc.)
 * Experienced with Fixed price program execution
 * Experience with Systems Engineering principles and processes, and their application to complex space architectures through the entire life cycle
 * Experience in a formal leadership role
 * Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

## Description

The successful candidate will serve as both Systems Engineering (SE) Manager and Deputy Chief Systems Engineer (CSE) across the SDA portfolio providing strategic technical leadership and day-to-day guidance across critical SE domains-requirements management, verification, interface control, architecture, baseline configuration management, and command/telemetry databases.

This role includes shaping portfolio-level SE processes to drive product delivery, and extensive collaboration with integrated project teams. As the Deputy CSE, this role supports the CSE for technical direction, planning, staffing, design review execution, program management/customer meetings, technical baseline control, and assess cost and schedule performance. The position requires a high level of technical and business acumen to balance priorities, drive issue prevention/resolution, and clearly communicate status and needs to our customers/partners, and with both Lockheed Martin and supplier executives.

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. 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.