Standard Job DescriptionThe WorkThe Submarine C5I Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) program is seeking a full-time, highly motivated Lead Systems Engineer to define and drive modeling strategy, system-of-systems integration, and agile delivery across a complex program environment. This role combines MBSE technical expertise with program coordination, boundary adjudication, team leadership, and direct customer engagement. The ideal candidate will bridge technical leadership execution with cross-enterprise facilitation and agile process support, aligning goals, managing schedules, driving process excellence, and fostering a high-performing collaborative environment.
Who You AreKey Responsibilities:
- Establish a modeling roadmap aligned with program objectives and track associated metrics
- Prepare and present modeling status in business rhythm meetings
- Assist in implementing and managing Model Federation architectures to enable interoperability across distributed modeling teams; define version control strategies, merge protocols, and consistency validation processes to maintain integrated model integrity across the system-of-systems environment
- Lead system-of-systems engagement: define and resolve subsystem interfaces, ownership, and model consistency across the integrated architecture (boundary adjudication); establish, document, and enforce best practice guidelines for model utilization
- Coordinate model engagement meetings across the system-of-systems enterprise: set agenda topics, manage participant list, document action items, facilitate stakeholder alignment on modeling priorities, and ensure follow-through on model consistency, federation, and interface commitments. Maintain a centralized repository of meeting inputs, outcomes, and commitments
- Support JIRA Epic/Feature lifecycle: translate objectives into concrete tasking for the team by creating user stories, defining acceptance criteria, identifying risks/dependencies, prioritizing tasks to align with program milestones, and assigning tasks to the team considering capacity and skillsets
- Facilitate Agile methodology rhythms: lead increment and sprint planning, daily scrums, and retrospectives; capture process improvement items from retrospectives and work with leadership to implement where necessary
Basic QualificationsTo excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications and attributes:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret (or higher) security clearance; this position will require a government security clearance
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field) from an accredited institution with 6+ years of related experience; or comparable experience in lieu of degree
- Hands-on proficiency in SysML v1.x and/or v2.x with demonstrated application in Cameo (or an equivalent MBSE tool)
- Demonstrated experience with requirements development, decomposition, and traceability
- Demonstrated experience leading a small team, defining work, and facilitating technical decision-making
- Project leadership experience managing scope, schedule, and deliverables
- Experience interfacing with customers or external partners; experience presenting technical solutions, managing stakeholder expectations, and integrating customer requirements into system architecture
Desired Skills- Working knowledge of Java or C to evaluate how software implementation details impact the model and downstream artifact production
- Experience with Model Federation architectures
- Familiarity with Atlassian Jira and Confluence products, including experience with agile project planning, issue tracking, and collaboration tools
- Experience with program coordination and cross-enterprise engagement
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interface with internal and external stakeholders with a high degree of technical and interpersonal competency
- Self-motivated with a demonstrated sense of urgency and ownership, and accountability for tasks/assignments
- Familiarity with XML, JSON, YAML data serialization formats used to store, transport, and structure data
- Familiarity with Object Oriented methodology
Pay InformationFull-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (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.
