Software Engineering Manager – Mission Systems Interfaces

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 148,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Airborne Software Platform Operations team, focusing on the F-35/ADP Mission Systems Interface and Build group. You will guide ~25 software engineers through design, development, delivery, and support of mission systems interfaces and builds.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic program management, and cross-functional collaboration with customers and internal IPTs, within a fast-paced defense environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM from an accredited university (Engineering/CS preferred).
• Recent software engineering management or team lead experience.
• Experience in software engineering, systems engineering, integration and test.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manages software development activities across host systems, aircraft software, simulations, and lab environments.
• Oversees design, development, infrastructure, tooling, delivery, documentation, and engineering support of Mission Systems interfaces and builds.
• Applies knowledge of hardware/software, system software design, deployment, integration, AI, automation, CI/CD tooling, and IT infrastructure to address mission-critical problems.
• Adheres to standards, processes, and tools across the development life cycle; ensures software configuration controls are met.
• Coordinates subordinate recruitment, selection, training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile/SAFe

Project planning

Education

B.S. in STEM (Engineering/CS)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Airborne Software Platform Operations team, focusing on the F-35/ADP Mission Systems Interface and Build group. You will guide ~25 software engineers through design, development, delivery, and support of mission systems interfaces and builds.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic program management, and cross-functional collaboration with customers and internal IPTs, within a fast-paced defense environment