Systems Engineer Sr

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Colorado is seeking a Requirements and Verification Engineer within the SEIT team to design, allocate, and verify system requirements for a next‑gen SATCOM platform.

You will coordinate with engineers across hardware and software, develop V&V plans, support design reviews, and operate under a Top Secret clearance in a fast‑paced, mission‑critical environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 2 years of Systems Engineering experience with requirements allocation and verification.
• Active Top Secret clearance; US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop allocation and flow-down of performance and functional requirements from the system to its segments and below.
• Coordinate across the SEIT team and with lower-tier systems, hardware, and software engineers.
• Develop verification and validation plans; lead verification/validation activities ensuring requirements are met.
• Support key program design reviews.

Skills

Requirements allocation

Verification

ICD development

DOORS familiarity

Satellite or Ground Segment programs

Active Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

MBSE tools

Job description

Standard Job Description

Lockheed Martin "Ahead of Ready"

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.

The Lockheed Martin Global Comms and Navigation Mission Segment is designing, developing, and delivering an integrated space/ground Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system. This position will be a key member of the Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) team in support of the design, development, production, integration, test, and delivery of this critical capability focused on the requirements development, decomposition, and verification.

In this role, you will support Requirements and Verification Engineering for the integrated system. This includes performing the:

• Development, allocation, and flow-down of both performance and functional requirements from the system to it’s constituent segments and below
• Coordination across the SEIT team and with lower-tier systems, hardware, and software engineers to ensure a comprehensive allocation and understanding of the system requirements
• Develop verification and validation plans; lead the applicable verification and validation activities ensuring the systems both meets requirements and performs as needed
• Support for key program design reviews

The information below includes the standard job description for this position

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 (or higher) in Engineering or a closely related technical discipline
• 2 years of Systems Engineering experience
• Requirements allocation, flow down, verification, and/or VCRM development experience
• Experiencing developing and/or verification of Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
• Familiarity with DOORS
• Experience working either Satellite or Ground Segment programs
• Active and current Top Secret clearance. Thus US Citizenship is required

Desired Skills

• Master's degree (or higher) in Engineering
• 3+ years of Requirements and Verification Experience
• Experience in supporting design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc)
• Familiarity with CAMEO and other MBSE tools
• Active SCI clearance
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

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Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

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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.