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# Systems Engineer IV (Staff) - Secret clearance

- **Company:** Lockheed Martin
- **Location:** King of Prussia, PA, United States
- **Salary:** $118,000 - $219,100
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Modeling Language, SC Clearance
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9305185/systems-engineer-iv-staff-secret-clearance

## About the Role

* Significant experience in Systems Engineering or related engineering field, with detailed knowledge of Systems Engineering concepts and processes over the development and verification phases of a product lifecycle
 * Missile or space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or fields outside of Systems Engineering
 * Identifying, decomposing, allocating and verifying/validating requirements
 * Participating in Systems Engineering reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR)
 * Demonstrated ability to work with technical leads driving cost, schedule, and technical alignment

Security Clearance / Work Authorization

 * To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.
 * Active Secret Clearance is required for consideration and is the minimum level required to start employment.
 * Selected candidates will be required to obtain, and maintain, a government issued Top Secret clearance for long term employment on this program.

Desired Skills

 * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, INCOSE Certification, or relevant Graduate Certificate or equivalent experience/combined education
 * Experience throughout engineering lifecycle (system definition, design, build, test and operational deployment)
 * Experience with Requirements development and management processes, principles, and tools (DOORS), including functional analysis, allocation, and verification
 * Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes, principles, and tools (SysML/Cameo)
 * Positive demeanor, accountable, responsible, and able to work in a team-focused, dynamic environment
 * Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills to solve very sophisticated problems and implement constructive change
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, with the ability to lead multi-functional teams, build strong relationships with team members and build consensus among peers
 * Control Account Manager (CAM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Leadership Development Program graduate
 * Active DoD Top Secret clearance

## Description

* Lead Program Milestone Reviews owned by Systems Engineering
 * Drive multi-discipline collaboration while achieving System Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Integrated Product Team (IPT) scope and schedule
 * Lead Requirements Change Management process
 * Contribute to Risk and Threat mitigation, and Opportunity capture that meets sales and revenue goals
 * Contribute to Data Transfer execution

This information 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. 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.