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Systems Engineering Lead

Job in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22095, USA
Listing for: Lockheed Martin
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-05
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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* Description:

** The coolest jobs on this planet... or any other... are with Lockheed Martin Space

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator, and builder  Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems  Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products  We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve  We are creating future ready solutions, erasing boundaries, and forming partnerships across industries and around the world  We are advancing technology and the workforce to fuel the next generation  And we are reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity

The selected candidate for this role will be the Lead for a Systems Engineering/Integration Team performing in an accelerated, collaborative, dynamic team environment  The ideal candidate should have a strong Systems Engineering, Requirements, Test and Architecture background as well as an understanding of the software development lifecycle and experience with Agile concepts  You will be System Engineering Lead with regular collaboration of a broad group of partnered IC stakeholders at the program and enterprise level

As a Systems Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for:

- Leading the SE team to perform in an accelerated, collaborative, dynamic team environment, tightly integrated with customers and contractors

- Managing, developing, and coordinating program CDRLS through the program ERB cycle with timely deliver to the customer

- Managing the planning, organizing, and completion of Systems Engineering tasks within area of assigned responsibility

- Collaborating with Product Manager, Product Owners and Software Architect to establish roadmap backlog, system architecture, and develop system level design

- Leading and driving test/integration activities using Agile principles to satisfy acceptance criteria at all levels

- Conducting system analysis and interface definition

- Managing, executing, and completing Enterprise and Program level integration and test activities  Ensuring enterprise stakeholders are timely supported

- Planning and creating test cases and tracking progress utilizing Agile test management tools

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* - Experience to lead, organize and direct individual contributor work

- Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, etc

- Experience leading, developing, and driving to closure Systems Engineering artifacts such as:

o Requirements Specifications and Interface Control Documents  ICD

o System Design or Analysis

o CONOPS development

o Experience establishing roadmap backlog

o Experience managing, completing, and coordinating program CDRLS

- Experience leading, developing, and executing tests in an Agile environment

o Experience leading, developing, and executing test plan/procedure preparation and test execution

o Experience leading and defining tests required to satisfy

feature acceptance criteria

o Developing and ensuring consistency of requirements and traceability back to customer objectives

o Test Plans and Test Results

- An active TS/SCI Clearance is required for consideration this role with the ability to obtain a poly

** Desired

Skills:

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* - Ability to work and integrate with technical team members to understand all aspects of the product being developed/produced

- Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills with the ability to develop clear messaging and communications for LM executives and senior level customers

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

** Clearance Level:
** TS/SCI

** Other Important Information You Should Know*
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