Sr Systems Engineer

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and Vision benefits

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays and parental leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Education assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation invites applications for a System Reliability Integration Engineer role. You will join a team focused on reliability analysis, modeling, and testing across space systems. You’ll lead reliability studies, develop tests, and drive improvements in design and process reliability.

The position emphasizes collaboration with engineers, performing analyses, and presenting findings. Occasional travel may be required, with a strong emphasis on delivering robust reliability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience with reliability principles and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of probability, statistics, and mathematical modelling.
• Experience with subsystem to system level integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Reliability team or project within the Special Disciplines group.
• Develop reliability studies and DOE constructs for designs.
• Recommend design or test methods for achieving reliability goals.
• Analyze performance reports and control statistics; identify failure drivers.
• Ensure corrective actions meet reliability standards.
• Develop reliability programs to meet company and customer objectives.
• Create mathematical models to identify high-risk units or processes.
• Propose design changes to improve system reliability.
• Determine testing needs and sample sizes for valid data.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Statistical analysis

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

AI prompting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Standard Job Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

Standard Job Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

As a System Reliability Integration Engineer, you will spend much of your time working in a team environment, obtaining inputs from other engineers, performing analyses, and creating presentations / reports. There may be some travel.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Work within the Special Disciplines team and may lead a small Reliability team or project
• Develop, coordinate and conduct technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (doe) constructs.
• Recommend design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability
• Compile and evaluate performance reports and process control statistics; investigate and analyze relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes
• Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards
• Evaluate preliminary plans and develop reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability objectives
• Develop mathematical models to identify units, batches or processes posing excessive failure risks
• Propose changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability
• Determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing, and specifies minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Performing engineering analysis in Aerospace industry or Space Systems
• Experience with Reliability principles, practices, and understanding of root cause analysis
• Knowledge and experience with probability, statistical concepts, and mathematical modelling
• Experience with subsystems to system level integration

Desired Skills

• Spacecraft/Missile experience
• Parts Engineering expertise and knowledge of MIL-PRF screening requirements
• Systems engineering and production
• Missile or space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or fields outside of Systems Engineering
• Requirements development, system design, problem analysis and resolution, and integration and test
• Analytical thinker with a demonstrated ability of solving complex problems, and strict attention to detail; effective analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high accuracy within requested timelines
• Experience in at least six (6) of the following: Reliability Program Plans; Reliability Predictions and Analysis; Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA); Availability; Maintainability Analysis and Predictions; Fault Tree Analysis; Probability Risk Assessment (PRA); Reliability HDBKS and Standards; Application of probability and statistics to support decisions regarding sample size, burn-in life testing and failure analysis investigations
• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.