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Lockheed Martin · 2 months ago

Innovations Lead Systems Engineer - FULL TIME REMOTE

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$126K/yr - $218K/yr

5+ years exp

Lockheed Martin is a leading aerospace and defense company, seeking an experienced Innovations Lead Systems Engineer to join their Rotary and Mission Systems’ C4ISR team. The role involves driving the discovery and evaluation of breakthrough technologies and leading high-impact trade studies and rapid-prototype explorations to enhance system integration and performance.

AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive the "ideas engine" that discovers, evaluates, and injects breakthrough technologies into the Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) stack

Act as a senior engineer, driving high-impact trade studies, rapid-prototype explorations, and technology-selection road-maps

Partner with the Lead Systems Engineer, AWS Infrastructure Architect, AI/ML Engineers, the Advisory Board, and external research partners to ensure that every candidate solution is rigorously assessed for performance, risk, cost, and mission impact

Qualification

Systems EngineeringTechnical Trade StudiesTechnology InsertionMBSE - Cameo Systems ModelerTrade-Study ToolsRapid-Prototype PlatformsData-Lake IntegrationSecurity FrameworksCommunicationMentoringCross-Functional Team Leadership

Required

5+ years systems-engineering experience; ≥4 years leading technical trade studies or technology-insertion programs

Bachelors degree in Aerospace, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline; M.S. preferred, or equivalent experience

Ability to translate complex trade-study results into concise executive summaries and technical briefs

Proven capability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, and mentor junior engineers

Preferred

MBSE – Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML, DoDAF/ArchiMate; proficiency exporting data to DOORS NEXT

Trade-Study Tools – MATLAB/Simulink, Python (NumPy, pandas, SciPy), R, or specialized multi-objective optimization packages

Rapid-Prototype Platforms – Docker/Kubernetes, AWS SageMaker, CloudFormation/Terraform,/Python development

Data-Lake Integration – familiarity with S3, Lake Formation, Kinesis, and data-catalog concepts

Security Frameworks – Zero-Trust AWS architecture, DoD SRG, NIST 800-53

Excellent written and oral communication

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.

Founded in 1912

Bethesda, Maryland, USA

10001+ employees