Software Engineer ; level 4

WHO WE ARE

The Skunk Works (Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs) is looking for world‑class talent in Software Engineering to be part of a team that will carry on our 80‑year tradition of advanced aircraft development. The vehicle management software team writes software for a wide range of aircraft subsystems that make an airplane fly. We are a highly innovative, multi‑site, fast‑paced team developing modular and reusable software to support both our current platforms and the aircraft of the future.

3‑day weekend every weekend! 4–10 Mon‑Thursday option + Flexible Schedules. This team works on new development software where team members get to work hands‑on from the lab to the aircraft in all stages of development, including design, code, integration, and lab and field test. We work on a wide range of technologies and give our team members the opportunity to drive their career toward their area of interest.

This position offers meaningful and exciting technical work spanning both software development and supporting integration and test for a multi‑site team.

You will bring your passion for software and avionics and your experience as an embedded software engineer to help develop software for a wide range of aircraft systems supporting both rapid prototyping efforts and deliverable software.

• Full software lifecycle development spanning many avionics services, ground station development, and mission system software technologies.
• Supporting ground station development for manned and unmanned systems.
• Development of simulations to support software development.
• Interfacing with key software and systems engineers to define requirements for rapid prototypes.
• Participating in integration and test events.
• Supporting planning and scheduling for key integration and milestone events.
• Technical SME support for avionics subsystems.

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college in a relevant field of study; or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years experience.
• Experience with C and/or C++.
• Experience with Linux or RTOS (real time operating systems) and associated development tool chains.
• Experience with the software development process in a team environment (peer reviews, unit testing, configuration management, defect tracking).
• Experience mentoring and training junior engineers.
• Must be a US Citizen. This position requires a Secret clearance updated within the last 5 years to be considered.

• Experience as technical lead or SME in various subsystems development.
• Experience developing software for avionics systems.
• Experience with build environments and tools (make and CMake).
• Experience integrating hardware and software.
• Experience in scripting languages (e.g., Python).
• Experience using agile software development tools and methodologies (e.g., Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence).
• Experience with networking protocols (e.g., IP, UDP, RTP).
• Experience with hardware protocols (e.g., ARINC‑429, RS‑485, I2C, SPI).
• Experience working with safety/flight‑critical software development processes (e.g., MIL‑STD‑516C, MIL‑HDBK‑1797, AC‑17‑01, DO‑178).
• Experience with modeling and simulation (including familiarity with MATLAB).
• Ability to build and maintain relationships and collaborate effectively with others.
• Strong decision making and judgment skills.

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.

Travel up to 10% may be required.

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 to receive optimal consideration.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search for Lockheed Martin Jobs that align with your qualifications.