Systems Architect

Lockheed Martin; California (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in California is seeking an experienced Systems Architect to design and operate space sensing and missile systems. This role involves long-term planning, developing innovative architectures, and coordinating with stakeholders. Candidates must be US citizens due to clearance requirements. The position offers a salary range of $100,000 - $200,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Support long-term planning and architecture decisions.
• Ensure assessment of mission needs into system solutions.
• Develop innovative mission systems architecture and design.
• Translate architecture analysis into development roadmaps.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and performance standards.
• Translate product roadmaps into investment and partnership decisions.
• Support mission system design reviews.
• Develop multi-domain solutions for missile missions.
• Seek knowledge of technologies and analysis methodologies.
• Develop architectural guidelines for mission systems.
• Coordinate with customers on requirements and architectures.
• Build successful teams with internal and external stakeholders.

Job description

San Francisco, CA | $100,000 - $200,000

Systems Architect

Lockheed Martin Space is searching for an innovative and experienced Systems Architect to support the team that designs, develops, fields and operates space sensing and missile systems for a variety of national security mission partners.

Responsibilities

• Support the National Security mission areas with long‑term planning, technology insertion, and architecture decisions
• Support the development and communication of the missile and space sensing architectural futures
• Ensure assessment and conversion of mission needs/requirements into total mission systems solutions that account for the design and technology maturity constraints of the system
• Develop innovative next gen mission systems and system element architecture, design, and interface definitions
• Continuously translate architecture analysis into action plans and product development roadmaps
• Support the development and management of overall budgets, schedules, and performance standards
• Work with Enterprise Centers of Excellence, Supply Chain, and LOB leadership to translate mission and product roadmaps into technology investment and industry partnership decisions
• Support internal and external mission system design reviews
• Develop multi‑domain solutions to the sensing and missile missions and work seamlessly to support both Line of Business and Business Development efforts
• Seek and foster knowledge of current and developing technologies, design, and analysis methodologies
• Develop models and architectural guidelines for current and future mission system development efforts
• Work with Business Development and Government Affairs to coordinate with the customer environment, requirements and architectures
• Build successful teams with internal stakeholders, (Business Development and central Engineering), as well as with external stakeholders (suppliers, mission partners and USG laboratories.)
• Clearance needed so US citizenship required.

Qualifications

Mid‑Senior level, Full‑time, Engineering and Information Technology, Defense and Space Manufacturing

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without respect to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by law.