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# Systems Engineer Sr Stf - E5

- **Company:** Lockheed Martin
- **Location:** Marietta, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $129,000.0 - $239,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Linux, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Gitlab, System-level Testing, SC Clearance, Cucumber (Software)
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9270656/systems-engineer-sr-stf-e5

## About the Role

This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance., * Bachelor's (or higher) in Engineering/Technical field.

 * Proven leadership and development of technical teams (3+ members) delivering on-time, high-quality results.
 * Strong background in Systems Engineering, Integration & Test, or complex system lifecycles.
 * Experience with technical roadmap adoption and deployment.
 * Active Secret clearance (investigation 5 yr).

Desired Skills

 * Experience with leading formal test milestones/events to include Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Formal Qualification Testing (FQT), or equivalent.
 * Proficiency in various toolsets to include DOORS, Cameo and Jira
 * Hands-on experience or working knowledge of Linux (Red Hat preferred).
 * Experience aligning agile or hybrid development across software, hardware, suppliers, integration, verification, and formal readiness events.
 * Experience creating and managing performance metrics, key performance indicators, and root cause corrective action plans
 * Experience with software pipelines and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) software developments concepts and tools (i.e. GitLab, software pipelines, test automation (Cucumber, etc.)
 * Simulation & Test Environments: Pilot-in-the-Loop, hardware-in-the-loop, flight-test beds (F-22/F-35), Systems Integration Labs, simulators and emulators.
 * Mission Systems Knowledge: Airborne radars, EO/IR, EW, CNI, datalinks, weapons integration, mission planning, etc.
 * Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with FAA 14 CFR Part 91
 * Experience interfacing with customer and program leadership as a decision maker
 * Ability to define and execute strategic road-maps; excellent communication and consensus-building skills.
 * Experience with digital engineering or model-based systems engineering.
 * Familiarity with Ground Control Station systems
 * Risk and Opportunity Management experience

## Description

* Technical Leadership: Lead an SI&T product team (5+ engineers) to meet programmatic milestones/objectives as well as performance, cost, and schedule targets.
 * Test Development & Execution: Develop, author, implement, and run system-level tests throughout development life cycle.
 * Process Stewardship: Champion modern CI/CD pipelines, Agile practices, and continuous integration of test assets; evaluate, adopt, and deploy new testing approaches beyond legacy waterfall.
 * Collaboration: Partner with ADIT leadership, cross-functional teams, customers, suppliers, and software developers to define priorities, road-maps, and delivery plans.
 * Issue Resolution: Guide engineers in rapid diagnosis and troubleshooting of hardware/software integration challenges.
 * Documentation & Reporting: Develop and author test procedures, adjudicate test deficiencies, and capture test results to produce reports, and feed lessons learned back into development.
 * Technical Roadmap Deployment: Support a culture of innovation and learning by deploying new approaches and technologies into the existing SI&T infrastructure.