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Systems Engineer Sr Staff - Level 5 - Skunk Works

Lockheed Martin

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Marietta, GA
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Job Number 733515BR

Description:You will be the Marietta Lab Lead for the Simulation & System Labs (SSL) organization on the Agile Drone Framework program. SSL is responsible for delivering high fidelity simulation and HWIL (Hardware-in-the-loop) test products.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Agile Drone Framework Marietta Lab Lead, you will provide technical and team leadership for members of the Marietta lab team. The successful candidate will lead in an agile environment, effectively organizing and guiding cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and communication, monitoring performance, and driving continuous improvement to enhance overall team effectiveness.

In this role, you will ensure the effective communication and flow-down of business objectives, organizational initiatives, and program priorities. You will partner closely with technical leaders across platform systems, hardware, software, integration, and flight test disciplines, as well as program leadership, to drive execution and deliver on established commitments.

You will monitor project performance, identify risks and issues, and elevate concerns to functional and program management as appropriate. The selected candidate must be capable of leading technical discussions, facilitating decision-making, and driving resolution of complex technical challenges.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the development, integration, and testing of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) and Closed-Loop capabilities within the Systems Integration Lab (SIL).

• Participate in technical interchange meetings, collaborate with internal and external customers, and contribute to a wide range of program deliverables.

• Manage the integration of hardware from subsystem teams and coordinate interfaces across system, segment, and supporting engineering teams.

• Apply sound engineering principles to the design, integration, and implementation of components and systems in accordance with applicable standards and specifications.

• Lead product integration, regression, verification, and validation testing, including system checkout activities within laboratory test environments.

• Provide status reporting, metrics tracking, and communication of key SIL activities, risks, and accomplishments.

• Manage SIL capital equipment procurement, facility modifications, and laboratory infrastructure planning.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance lab capabilities, processes, and overall operational effectiveness.

Travel as required.

• Some travel required

The selected candidate must be willing to work flexible hours in order to support the program.

Who You Are

Detail oriented and collaborative leader with deep experience in simulation, hardware in the loop testing, and system integration. Proven ability to drive cross functional teams, manage risk, and deliver complex technical solutions on schedule. You thrive in fast paced environments and are passionate about advancing cutting edge simulation capabilities.

This position is in Marietta, GA Discover Marietta.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline or related field

• Experience with Avionics Systems Integration and Test or Laboratory development and buildup

Desired Skills:

• Strong technical understanding of system architecture, design methodologies, and cybersecurity principles.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

• Demonstrated experience working within Agile development environments and applying Agile frameworks throughout the project lifecycle.

• Proven leadership, collaboration, and team building skills.

• Experience with avionics systems, Systems Integration Labs (SIL), mission planning, integration and test (I&T) activities, requirements development, and verification and validation processes.

• Experience integrating subsystems within a SIL environment and troubleshooting complex system integration issues.

• Working knowledge of computing technologies, including processing, networking, storage, and display systems.

• Experience developing, modifying, and maintaining system test procedures and test documentation.

• Experience deploying, configuring, and managing hardware components and associated infrastructure.

• Demonstrated success working on complex, fast-paced development programs with competing priorities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of developing innovative solutions to complex technical challenges.

• Experience with DevSecOps tools and technologies, including Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Jenkins, Git, GitLab, and Docker.

• Knowledge of test automation, continuous integration (CI), and continuous deployment (CD) practices.

• Experience collaborating with customers and vendors, including participation in requirements reviews, design reviews, and technical interchange meetings.

• Strong technical documentation skills, including maintaining system configurations, interface documentation, and network architecture diagrams.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First
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