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Lockheed Martin · 2 months ago

Lead Systems Engineer -FULL TIME REMOTE

Lockheed Martin is a leading aerospace and defense company committed to innovation and excellence. They are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to oversee the systems-engineering lifecycle for a unique Cross Business Area campaign, driving requirements definition, architecture, and integration of subsystems to achieve mission-level performance.

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Responsibilities

Own the systems-engineering lifecycle for the LSI domain
Drive requirements definition, architecture, verification & validation (V&V), configuration control, and risk management across the SEIT, Innovation‑Insertion, and Advisory‑Board activities
Ensure all subsystems (hardware, software, AI/ML, cloud, and HMI) are coherently integrated and that mission‑level performance is achieved for the Detection → Prediction → Response → Recovery workflow

Qualification

Systems EngineeringAWS InfrastructureRequirements ManagementVerification & ValidationConfiguration ManagementAI/ML KnowledgeMBSE ToolsWork-life BalanceInnovationLeadershipProblem SolvingCommunicationTeam CollaborationAdaptabilitySelf-starter

Required

8+ years systems engineering experience in aerospace/defense
≥5 years leading SEIT or system-of-systems initiatives on $500M+ programs
Bachelors in Aerospace, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
M.S. preferred or equivalent experience
MBSE – Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML, oDAF/ArchiMate
Requirements Management – DOORS NEXT, Polarion, JAZZ
Verification – test-case development, automated test frameworks, DO-330 compliance
Configuration Management – baseline control, ICD generation, change-control processes
AWS awareness – understanding of data-lake and cloud-native interfaces (helpful for integration with DEOC)
Security Clearance: Secret

Preferred

Knowledge of AI/ML pipelines (SageMaker, feature stores) and how they affect system requirements and verification
Experience integrating MBSE data with AWS Glue Data Catalog / DOORS NEXT for traceability
Background in Command-and-Control (C2) and Unified HMI architectures
Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, CISSP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Education Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid time off
Holidays

Company

Lockheed Martin

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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.06B
Key Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M

Leadership Team

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Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
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Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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