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Systems Engineer VI; Principal
Job in
Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 80166, USA
Listed on 2026-10-29
Listing for:
Lockheed Martin
Full Time, Part Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-10-29
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Requisition Eligible?:
Yes
ERP amount: $5,000
Relocation:
Possible Type:
Exempt
Shift: 1
Clearance Prior to Start: TS/SCIFinal Clearance: TS/SCIPay Transparency: $ - $Experience Level: Experienced Professional FT/PT/Casual:
Full Time Department :
Space Business Unit:
Space Standard
Job Description About Lockheed Martin Space:
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're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation.
And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.
About the Role:
Lockheed Martin has new opportunities that provide you with a chance to challenge the status quo and transform our mission. Due to the classified nature of this opportunity, we're not at liberty to share everything you'll do on this program but know that you will play a part in building end-to-end solutions and redefining the mission segment.
We are seeking a System Engineer VI (Principal) to serve as the SV Systems Design Lead on our team in Denver, Colorado.
This is a "ground floor" opportunity on a competitive new program study & capture with the opportunity to win, design, build, and fly a prototype vehicle. This is a business critical capture, requiring a risk balanced approach to accelerate capability to the customer, leveraging LM Space MBSE, MBE, and Digital Enterprise this role, you will:
Establish system architecture and CONOPS, perform system trades and analysis, flow down the architecture and CONOPS into requirements and interfaces, and support verification planning
Drive the development and verification of Space Vehicle requirements
Ensure the logical and detailed conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions
Oversee Element Level and below CPEs/RSEs for hardware, software, and databases to assure compliance with the spacecraft level technical baseline
Drive space vehicle certification
Effectively communicate to program and customer management
Travel occasionally as needed to achieve program goals
Participate in developing and executing critical development program key reviews such as SRR, SDR, PDR and CDR, communicating to program and customer management and executive leadership and in formal reviews
Drive all SV performance and integration activities (including support of all satellite testing) culminating in final certification of the satellite for Launch Successful applicants generally have at least 12+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in Engineering, Physics or related discipline
The information below 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.
Basic Qualifications Skill Requirements:
Significant experience in satellite design, integration, test and/or operations
Leadership in driving technical issues/challenges to closure
Proven satellite systems engineering experience commensurate with roles such as Certified Principal Engineer (CPE), Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE), or Chief Systems Engineer (CSE)
Security Clearance / Work Authorization To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.
Active Top Secret clearance with SCI (adjudicated or eligibility) is required for consideration.
Top Secret security clearance with adjudicated SCI (i.e. TS/SCI) is required prior to start.
Desired Skills Demonstrated success in early program development and transitioning into AI&T execution and delivery
Strong technical initiative
Ability to lead…
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