Software Engineer Sr

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The Skunk Works (Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs) is seeking world‑class talent in Software Engineering to join a team that continues our 80‑year tradition of advanced aircraft development. The ground vehicle management software team creates software that powers remote‑control, monitoring, and data‑management for unmanned aerial vehicles. We are a highly innovative, fast‑paced team focused on modular and reusable software to support current platforms and future aircraft.

3‑day weekend every weekend! 4–10 Mon‑Thursday option + Flexible Schedules.

This team develops new software where members work hands‑on from the lab to the aircraft in all stages of development, including design, code, integration, and lab and field test. You’ll work with a high‑performing and passionate team involved within the company and outside the organization. The position offers meaningful technical work spanning software development and supporting integration and test for a multi‑site team.

You will apply your passion for software and avionics, and your experience as an embedded software engineer, to develop software for a wide range of aircraft systems supporting rapid prototyping 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.

Travel up to 10% may be required.

• Experience with developing software for avionics systems.
• Experience integrating hardware and software.
• Experience in scripting languages (e.g. Python).
• Experience with build environments and tools (make and CMake).
• Experience using agile software development tools and methodologies (e.g. Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence, etc.).
• Experience with networking protocols (e.g. IP, UDP, RTP, etc.).
• Experience working with safety/flight‑critical software development processes (e.g. MIL‑STD‑516C, MIL‑HDBK‑1797, AC‑17‑01, DO‑178).
• Ability to build and maintain relationships and collaborate effectively with others.
• Strong decision‑making and judgment skills.
• Experience leading small technical teams.
• Experience mentoring and training junior engineers.

Experience with LUA programming language.

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and may 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.

Onsite Full‑time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Defense and Space Manufacturing

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