Senior Space Systems Engineer | Agile, Cloud & TS/SCI Eligible

Lockheed Martin; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced systems engineer to drive space-domain programs within an Agile framework. You will translate customer needs into hardware and software solutions, ensuring mission-ready performance and secure operations.

Collaborating across disciplines, you will support system integration, verification, and validation, contributing to robust, scalable space systems and leveraging tools like GitLab, Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher.

Qualifications

• Recent on-program Systems Engineering experience.
• Experience with applying systems engineering concepts and methods.
• Experience with system integration, verification, and validation.
• Experience on large-scale, agile software projects with multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Generate and simulate operational level plans for defense of space assets.
• Dynamically optimize both terrestrial and space-based sensors for space domain awareness.
• Strategically optimize placement and maneuvering of satellite constellations.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements analysis

System integration

Agile software projects

Java programming

Cloud environments

Jira & Confluence

GitLab

Kubernetes

Docker

Rancher

TS/SCI clearance

Tools

GitLab

Kubernetes

Docker

Rancher

Jira

Confluence

AWS

Azure

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced systems engineer to drive space-domain programs within an Agile framework. You will translate customer needs into hardware and software solutions, ensuring mission-ready performance and secure operations.

Collaborating across disciplines, you will support system integration, verification, and validation, contributing to robust, scalable space systems and leveraging tools like GitLab, Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher.