Job Description
We are committed to work-life balance by promoting this remote telework option. These job requirements allow the employee to work their entire schedule somewhere other than a Lockheed Martin designated office or job site.
The Work
We are seeking innovative, collaborative leaders to support this transformation.
This role emphasizes cross-organization collaboration and solution architecture. The Systems Engineering Lead interfaces with product teams, Cross-BA teams, stakeholders, and SEIT leadership to define and deliver digital architecture solutions that support the 1LMX transformation.
Please note:
This role requires the ability to acquire and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
Travel: Up to 25% CONUS travel as required.
Job Description
The candidate will lead Systems Engineering effort to institute the disciplines for the integration of cutting edge digital solutions across the organization's engineering and operations domains. This role will coordinate cross functional teams, drive adoption of modern architectures, and ensure that system of systems meet 1LMX RMS requirements and standards
Responsibilities
• Lead a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers across product teams, enhancing collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Establish Systems Engineering standards, best practice guidelines, and governance models.
• Define metrics and produce executive dashboards to track transformation progress.
• Mentor junior engineers, champion knowledge share sessions, and cultivate a culture of innovation and data driven decision making.
• Ensure compliance with 1LMX RMS instituted process and command media.
• Perform mERB governance peer reviews, participate and support EO mERB meetings
• Lead the 1LMX RMS Requirement Management Reviews and Approval.
• Lead 1LMX RMS Pre-ERB reviews, participate in 1LMX RMS ORR reviews, and support the 1LMX EO and RMS ERB/CCB meetings.
• Work with the 1LMX RMS team members to review internal Systems Engineering Processes and infuse changes to improve efficiencies
• Lead the Capability Development Plan (i.e. 1LMX RMS SEMP) updates as necessitated by 1LMX RMS needs.
Who You Are
You are a passionate technical leader and change agent who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You bring strong collaboration, communication, and strategic thinking skills, along with a continuous learning mindset and the ability to inspire teams to achieve results.
Basic Qualifications
• 8+ years of systems engineering experience (incl. infrastructure, networking, and platform engineering).
• 4+ years leading digital transformation or large scale modernization programs.
• Solutions at enterprise scale.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineer, Computer Engineering, or related field.
Technical
• Eliciting, analyzing, and managing functional, performance, and traceability from high level stakeholder needs down to component specs.
• Crafting integration strategies, test plans, and verification & validation (V&V) procedures; coordinating hardware software integration events.
• Executing trade studies, and sizing analyses to validate system performance against requirements.
• Working closely with Product Teams teams to ensure cohesive system development
• Guiding junior engineers, conducting training sessions, and documenting lessons learned for continuous improvement.
Leadership
• Experience managing cross functional, geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Desired skills
• Strategic thinker - Ability to translate high level business goals into concrete technical roadmaps.
• Innovation mindset - Comfortable experimenting with emerging technologies (AI/ML ops, digital twins, serverless).
• Analytical rigor - Data driven decision making; proficient in cost benefit analyses and risk assessments.
• Collaboration champion - Builds trust across engineering, product, operations, and compliance teams.
• Results oriented - Proven track record of delivering measurable improvements in deployment speed, downtime reduction, and total cost of ownership.
Ability to work remotely
Full-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work remotely full time at a location other than a Lockheed Martin designated office/job site. Employees may travel to a Lockheed Martin office for periodic meetings.
Work Schedule Information
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.
National Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $128,400 - $226,435. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: 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, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $147,700 - $255,990. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: 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, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
