System Engineer Senior

Position: System Engineer Senior Staff
Description:

What You Will Be Doing

As the System Engineer Senior Staff you will be responsible for leading the development of F‑35 Combat Systems Flight Test Requirements and coordinating execution with flight test sites.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading creation and prioritization of flight test requirements for new capabilities, regressions, and verification.

Coordinating between Combat Systems and Flight Test sites to ensure seamless test execution.

Planning and overseeing testing activities, including regression and verification of fixes.

Gathering and analyzing feedback from flight test sites to resolve product issues before completion.

What's In It For You

We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Who You Are

You are a seasoned systems engineer with deep expertise in flight‑test requirements, collaborative coordination, and problem solving. You thrive in complex, high‑stakes environments, bring decisive leadership to cross‑functional teams, and are driven to deliver reliable combat‑system capabilities on schedule.

Further Information About This Opportunity

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in an engineering field or STEM discipline.

Flight testing and flight test planning.

Desired

Skills:

Familiarity with Mission Systems and Weapon System Architectures

Familiarity or Experience In Lab Integration and Test

Experience with test planning and execution from System Design requirements to lab/flight test.

Systems Engineering Development and Integration & Test experience.

Experienced working with multiple engineering teams.

Demonstrated communication skills, written and oral with senior level management and internal/external customers.

Technical Experience/Background

Experience with developing test plans from system requirements, software requirements, or hardware requirements.

Experience in Mission Systems/Combat Systems capabilities within aircraft platform(s).

Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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