Senior Software Engineering Manager, Ground Systems

Lockheed Martin; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

FSAs

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, PA is seeking a Senior Software Manager to lead software development for ground‑segment applications, coordinating recruitment, training, and performance management to deliver robust solutions.

You will oversee design, development, documentation, and testing, ensuring standards are applied across the life cycle and that projects stay on schedule and within budget. A Secret or higher clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading software‑development teams delivering ground‑segment applications.
• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, version control, and automated testing.
• Experience defining requirements, roadmaps, and delivering releases on time and budget.
• Ability to obtain U.S. security clearance (Secret or higher).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment, selection, training, performance reviews, and staffing for software teams.
• Oversee design, development, documentation, and testing of ground‑software solutions.
• Ensure compliance with standards and use appropriate processes and tools.
• Apply domain knowledge to develop mission‑critical software for ground systems.

Skills

Team leadership

Software engineering

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Version control

Automated testing

Product management

Security clearance

Tools

C/C++

Python

Java

Job description

Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, PA is seeking a Senior Software Manager to lead software development for ground‑segment applications, coordinating recruitment, training, and performance management to deliver robust solutions.

You will oversee design, development, documentation, and testing, ensuring standards are applied across the life cycle and that projects stay on schedule and within budget. A Secret or higher clearance is required.