Software Engineer Stf - E4

Who We Are

The Skunk Works (Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs) is looking for world-class talent in Software Engineering to be a part of a team that will carry on our 80-year tradition-making history in 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.

We operate out of the Skunk Works headquarters in Palmdale, CA in a fully onsite and hands on team.

The Skunk Works (Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs) is looking for world-class talent in Software Engineering to be a part of a team that will carry on our 80-year tradition-making history in 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.

We operate out of the Skunk Works headquarters in Palmdale, CA in a fully onsite and hands on team.

This team is working new development software where our team members get to work hands on through the entire software development lifecycle from software design, coding, integrating, and lab and field testing. You will work with a talented and passionate team who is involved within the company as well as outside of the workplace. You will be able to use this opportunity to learn from some of our most talented and senior engineers to grow into a subject matter expert to support both our current platforms and our platforms of the future.

You will be joining a very open and inquisitive team filled with diverse perspectives and a common mission. Join us onsite in sunny Palmdale, CA, where our team operates on a flexible schedule to enhance work-life balance.

You will be able to take your passion for software and avionics and your experience as a technical team lead use it to help lead and grow a team of software engineers to develop software for a wide range of aircraft systems supporting both rapid prototyping efforts and deliverable software.

• product owner of various subsystems with responsibilities for planning, scheduling, cost, and execution
• technical team lead and SME support for avionics subsystems.
• interfacing with key software leadership, systems engineers, and test engineers to ensure alignment to program objectives
• full software lifecycle development spanning across many avionics services, ground station development and mission system software technologies.
• development of simulations to support software development
• participating in integration and test events
• supporting planning and scheduling for key integration and milestone events

Up to 10% domestic travel for integration, test events, and other customer engagements.

Plans, conducts, and coordinates software development activities. Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business/mission problems or questions in computer language for solutions by means of data processing equipment. Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle. Applies knowledge of computer hardware and software, subject matter to be programmed in business/mission applications, information processing techniques used, and information gathered from system users to develop software.

Corrects program errors, prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of program development, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls. Ensures software standards are met.

• Bachelor's degree or above from an accredited college in a relevant field of study; or equivalent experience
• Experience with C and/or C++
• Experience with Linux or RTOS (real time operating systems) and associated development tool chains
• Experience as technical lead and/or product owner in an Agile software development
• Experience with the software development process in a team environment (peer reviews, unit testing,…