SAFe Release Train Engineer – Missile Defense Program

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Huntsville, AL is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to serve as the Release Train Engineer for the THAAD program. The RTE will facilitate the Agile Release Train across systems, hardware, software, and test, ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery of mission-critical capabilities.

The role requires leading ART ceremonies, aligning objectives with system architecture and timelines, and reporting progress to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or related
• Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle including requirements development, integration, and analysis
• Experience with Missile Defense Programs (THAAD, Patriot, AEGIS, C2BMC, etc)
• Experience engaging with government customers and senior leadership on milestones
• Experience utilizing Agile methodologies
• Active or current Secret security clearance, US citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Lead the Agile Release Train ceremonies (PI Planning, Sprint Review, System Demo) and maintain ART cadence
• Align PI objectives with THAAD architecture, timelines, and stakeholder requirements; manage system engineering artifacts into the PI backlog
• Track ART performance metrics and produce PI and System Increment status reports for leadership and external customers

Skills

Agile methodologies

SAFe Release Train Engineer

Communication skills

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Office

SAFe tooling

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space in Huntsville, AL is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to serve as the Release Train Engineer for the THAAD program. The RTE will facilitate the Agile Release Train across systems, hardware, software, and test, ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery of mission-critical capabilities.

The role requires leading ART ceremonies, aligning objectives with system architecture and timelines, and reporting progress to senior leadership.