Staff Systems Engineer - International Travel Required

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Virginia; On-site; USD 136,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems seeks a Systems Engineer to plan, implement, test, document, and maintain integration for in-house and COTS/GOTS components. Willingness to travel internationally 2-4 times per year is required.

Responsibilities include translating contractual needs into test solutions, establishing specs, guiding test plans, coordinating testing, and delivering system-level evaluation reports. Lead and mentor teams while aligning with program objectives.

Qualifications

• Active US Security Clearance with a Polygraph is required.
• Must hold a valid US Passport.
• Experience in configuring, operating, and troubleshooting Linux/Windows/UNIX/RHEL systems.
• Strong Python or Bash scripting and SOP development experience.
• Lead integration and test activities across hardware/software components.
• Experience gathering requirements and developing test plans and procedures.
• Develop system cyber security requirements and allocate to components.
• Knowledge of System Engineering Plans, Requirements Specs, and Interface Control Documents.
• Lead multiple development tasks and customer engagements.
• Willingness to travel internationally 2–4 times per year.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize contractual needs into test solutions considering schedule and cost.
• Define functional/technical specs and ensure system integration.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules.
• Coordinate subsystem and system testing with programs and other organizations.
• Analyze test results and prepare evaluation reports validating performance.
• Write discrepancy reports and perform regression testing on fixes.
• Provide technical leadership from scope to resource allocation.

Skills

Security clearance (Polygraph)

US Passport

Linux/UNIX/RHEL

Python

Bash

Test & Integration Leadership

requirements gathering

Tools

Elastic Search

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Standard Job Description

WHAT WE’RE DOING

At LockheedMartin Rotary and Mission Systems, we're on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. We believe that by pushing the boundaries of visionary thinking, we can achieve exceptional results. As a LockheedMartin employee, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values integrity and excellence.

THEWORK

As the Systems Engineer you'll be preparing plans, implements, tests, documents, and maintaining solutions for the integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems and/or systems. There is a must have for this role; you should be willing to travel Internationally 2-4 times per year to support customer requirements.

The rest of the role will include your time spent to: Synthesizes customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints. Establishes functional and technical specifications and standards, solves hardware/software interface problems, defines input/output parameters, and ensures integration of the entire system or subsystem. Reviews, evaluates, and derives requirements for testability, develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for complete systems and/or subsystems. Coordinates subsystem and/or system testing activities with programs and other organizations. Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive subsystem and/or system level evaluation reports which verify and validate system performance. Writes discrepancy reports and performs integration regression testing to verify/validate incorporated fixes to software, components, subsystems, and systems. Requires technical leadership by analyzing current LM and end user requirements, concept of operations, and system architecture to develop and lead tasking from the perspective of scope, schedule, and resource allocation.

WHY JOIN US

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life

Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

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Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must possess active US Security Clearance with a Polygraph
• Must hold a valid US Passport
• Network configurations/operations; Integrating and troubleshooting and updating and integrating both test and operational systems with issues often down to the OS level (Windows/LINUX/UNIX/RHEL) and with regard to servers, modems, switches, GOTS/COTS software
• Systems troubleshooting including hardware and software, Linux, Analysis capabilities, Communications, Python, or Bash, SOP development.
• Serve as the effort's Integration and Test Lead; collaborating on project vision & roadmaps through partnering with organization Senior Managers and Chief Engineers to realize the system Integration, Verification, and Test Plans and Procedures.
• Requirements gathering, design, documentation and planning experience to include previous test experience (methodologies, terminology, test plan development)
• Experience developing system cyber security requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
• Experience in the development of documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Author detailed test plans/procedure and troubleshooting procedures
• Experience conducting quantitative analysis in non-functional system performance areas like Reliability, Maintainability, Vulnerability, Survivability, Producibility, etc.)
• Experience participating in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.
• Leading multiple development tasks and customer engagement
• Experience allocating real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
• Understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as crucial to system operations effectiveness
• Experience in establishing and gaining approval of a system definition or component definition under development including requirements, designs, interfaces, and test procedures, and maintenance
• Knowledge of defining the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements
• Experience providing technical direction for the development, engineering, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems
• Must be willing to travel Internationally 2-4 times per year to support customer requirements.

Desired Skills

• Must be willing to travel Internationally 2-4 times per year to support customer requirements.
• Candidate must have ability/background to quickly learn hardware and software systems not within current experience.
• Must possess flexibility to adapt to new and often changing operational requirements as well as new way of doing things in a cost constrained environment.
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaborate in a team environment
• Strong written, communication, and presentation skill
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal and problems solving skills
• Technical, hands on cyber security systems engineer experience and Systems Administrator skills experience for a DevOps type position highly desired.
• Technical certifications highly desired: CISSP, CEH, CASP, Security+, etc.
• Familiarity with Elastic Search, Data Flow, Docker and Kubernetes highly desired.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $135700.00 - $251900.00

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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.