Lockheed Martin · 2 months ago
Manager - Software Engineering Lead
Littleton, CO
Part-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelLockheed Martin is a leading aerospace and defense company that values innovation and integrity. They are seeking a Software Engineering Lead to oversee a skilled software development team, ensuring successful program execution and resource management while driving continuous improvement and mentoring within the organization.
AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Ensuring the organization's staff is meeting all program and business commitments and to work with the Program Leadership team to drive Program Execution
Managing the staffing and resource allocation within the software domain. This includes recruiting and hiring candidates
Conducting performance evaluations, promotions, and career planning activities
Maintaining/updating Software Development Plans and Software SOPs. Ensuring that the Software team understands and follows plans and procedures
Guiding/mentoring the team on how to do conduct business with our customers, defining processes, and improving when needed with a continuous process improvement mindset
Gathering, analyzing, and using software and EVM metrics in waterfall, agile, and hybrid program executions
Creating SW development schedules in coordination with project engineers and ensure the team executes to the schedule
Cultivating and growing the Software Organization
Interfacing w/ Program Management, CAMs, Project Engineers, other discipline leaders, and customers over priorities, milestones and deliveries
Preparing Software Estimating through BOEs
Inserting Digital Transformation initiatives into software development execution (DevSecOps, Software Factory, Agile, Automated Test, AI)
Qualification
Required
Ensuring the organization's staff is meeting all program and business commitments and to work with the Program Leadership team to drive Program Execution
Managing the staffing and resource allocation within the software domain. This includes recruiting and hiring candidates
Conducting performance evaluations, promotions, and career planning activities
Maintaining/updating Software Development Plans and Software SOPs. Ensuring that the Software team understands and follows plans and procedures
Guiding/mentoring the team on how to do conduct business with our customers, defining processes, and improving when needed with a continuous process improvement mindset
Gathering, analyzing, and using software and EVM metrics in waterfall, agile, and hybrid program executions
Creating SW development schedules in coordination with project engineers and ensure the team executes to the schedule
Cultivating and growing the Software Organization
Interfacing w/ Program Management, CAMs, Project Engineers, other discipline leaders, and customers over priorities, milestones and deliveries
Preparing Software Estimating through BOEs
Inserting Digital Transformation initiatives into software development execution (DevSecOps, Software Factory, Agile, Automated Test, AI)
The work location is at the Deer Creek Facility (DCF) in Littleton Colorado with limited ability to work remotely. The Candidate will be required to come into the site to conduct their work. Travel may be required for this position
Preferred
Previous Functional Manager responsibilities/experience performing L-Coded responsibilities over a team of at least 10 people
Experience in Planning – Staff, SW Dev tools, maintaining Software Development Plans (SDP)
Understand Software Metrics (SLOC, Defects, Productivity) – gathering, analyzing, and using
Experience with data parsing and formatting techniques
Experience with developing software for secure systems
Experience installing or developing a CDS
Experience in certification and accreditation of a CDS
Experience with government standards and guidelines and their impact to a CDS
Familiarity with cross-domain solutions or other security-focused technologies
Benefits
Flexible schedules
Competitive pay
Comprehensive benefits
Company
Lockheed Martin
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
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.06BKey Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M
Leadership Team
Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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