Early-Career Embedded SW Engineer: Simulations & Avionics

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Flexible schedules (e.g., 4x10)

Life insurance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an early-career software engineer to join the vehicle management software team. You will develop simulations supporting rapid prototyping, embedded software, and avionics across aircraft subsystems, collaborating with Palmdale colleagues.

The role offers hands-on experience across the full software lifecycle, including testing, debugging, and documentation, with an onsite Fort Worth base and a flexible schedule to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE from an accredited college.
• Strong C and C++ fundamentals.
• Experience with Linux or RTOS and toolchains.
• Understanding of Agile software processes.
• Knowledge of network programming fundamentals.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% and US citizenship with recent clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop simulations to support software development.
• Oversee full software lifecycle across avionics services.
• Support ground station development for manned/unmanned systems.
• Participate in unit/integration testing and debugging.
• Document development processes and results.
• Apply agile development practices.

Skills

C/C++ fundamentals

Linux/RTOS

Agile methods

Network programming

Team development

Security clearance

US citizenship

Travel 10%

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Qt framework

AFSIM

Lua scripting

Git/Jira/Confluence

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an early-career software engineer to join the vehicle management software team. You will develop simulations supporting rapid prototyping, embedded software, and avionics across aircraft subsystems, collaborating with Palmdale colleagues.

The role offers hands-on experience across the full software lifecycle, including testing, debugging, and documentation, with an onsite Fort Worth base and a flexible schedule to support work-life balance.