Systems Engineer Sr Stf - E5

Long Description

You will be a Lead Systems Engineer for the F-35 Reprogramming Labs on the Simulation & System Labs (SSL) Common Stimulator team. This team manages supplier development and delivery of complex stimulation and simulation capabilities used in avionics hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) laboratories.

What You Will Be Doing:

You will lead technical execution across multiple supplier efforts, from acquisition planning and proposal evaluation through development, test, delivery, and sustainment. You will work with project leads, product owners, subject matter experts, systems engineering, Global Supply Chain, and program leadership to establish an aligned technical position and keep supplier work tied to approved scope and laboratory needs. This role requires independent judgment, clear priorities, and follow-through when an issue spans teams or programs.

Your responsibilities include:

• Lead supplier technical execution for Electronic Warfare (EW), Radar, Radio Frequency (RF) stimulation, simulation control, and related avionics test capabilities across multiple laboratory efforts that supports Mission Data File (MDF) development.
• Work with requirements owners and product SMEs to resolve interpretation, traceability, and verification gaps. Ensure supplier plans explain how requirements will be met and how compliance will be demonstrated.
• Bring engineering and program inputs together into a coordinated Lockheed Martin technical position. Resolve internal disagreements and clarify responsibilities before communicating expectations to suppliers.
• Evaluate the technical, cost, schedule, and integration impacts of proposed changes. Coordinate disposition with requirements owners, configuration management, project leads, and Global Supply Chain through the applicable approval process.
• Lead supplier Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and coordinate Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs). Establish clear review expectations, assess supporting evidence, and drive actions to closure.
• Coordinate technical readiness for Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), and laboratory integration. Review procedures, verification coverage, test results, and open discrepancies; provide substantiated readiness and acceptance recommendations.
• Drive supplier system anomaly resolution, performance shortfalls, and integration issues through root-cause assessment, corrective action, and verification of closure. Establish recovery plans with owners and measurable completion criteria.
• Review supplier technical deliverables and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) submissions for completeness, consistency, and alignment with contractual requirements. Track required corrections through closure.
• Integrate supplier milestones and dependencies with laboratory plans. Identify resource constraints and schedule risks early, and bring forward workable options and the decisions needed to resolve them.
• Represent the Common Stimulator team in customer events and program reviews. Brief technical status, unresolved risks, delivery impacts, and recommended actions in terms stakeholders can use.
• Coordinate component obsolescence, hardware and software modernization, operating-system migration, and sustainment planning with suppliers and laboratory teams.
• Provide technical tasking, priorities, and mentorship to matrixed engineers and team leads. Improve consistency in technical evaluations, supplier reviews, and issue resolution across the team.

Short Description

What’s In It For You

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Further Information About This Opportunity

This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.

This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.

Standard Job Description

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 in a STEM discipline from an accredited college or university (Preferred: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Applied Physics).
• Demonstrated experience leading supplier technical execution or complex systems development through design reviews, test, and delivery.
• Functional and interface knowledge of one or more of the following: Electronic Warfare (EW), RADAR, Communications, Navigation, and Identification (CNI), radio-frequency stimulation, or avionics and sensor simulation systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams and resolving issues involving engineering, suppliers, and/or program stakeholders.

Desired Skills

• Experience developing supplier statements of work (SSOWs) and performing technical evaluations of supplier proposals or basis of estimates (BOEs).
• Experience with requirements interpretation, traceability, change control, and verification of complex hardware and software systems.
• Experience with reprogramming laboratories, avionics HITL systems, or complex simulation and stimulation equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently assess technical risk and communicate recommendations supported by engineering evidence.
• Experience assessing supplier readiness for System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and Test Readiness Review (TRR).
• Experience reviewing verification compliance matrices, acceptance test procedures, test reports, and discrepancy closure evidence.
• Experience evaluating supplier labor estimates using task scope, historical performance, reuse, and development complexity.
• Experience working with Global Supply Chain on government subcontracts, including familiarity with FAR/DFARS and certified cost or pricing data requirements.
• Experience with configuration management, technical baselines, supplier data management, and contractual deliverables.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), integrated schedules, and the effect of technical issues on program cost and schedule.
• Experience supporting laboratory installation, integration, customer acceptance, and sustainment.
• Experience with hardware and software obsolescence, operating-system migration, and modernization of fielded laboratory capabilities.
• Experience using IBM DOORS or comparable requirements tools, Microsoft 365, Project, and Visio; familiarity with Cameo or other model-based systems engineering tools.
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation.
• Strong understanding of product development.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $129000.00 - $239600.00

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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.