Systems Engineer - GMD Weapons Systems (GWS)

What We're Doing

Become a part of something IMPACT-ful! Ground Missile Defense (GMD) is the heart of the Missile Defense System and a key element of our nation’s defense against ballistic missile attacks.

The GMD Weapon System (GWS) processes data from multiple sensors to identify and characterize the inbound ballistic missile threat, plans the best defensive solution, and launches the intercepting missiles to negate the threat.

The Work

The Systems Engineer will support the Missile Defense Agency’s GMD Weapon System program by performing systems engineering activities across requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, analysis, and technical coordination. The engineer will work with software, test, cybersecurity, integration, product teams, and customer stakeholders to help ensure system capabilities meet mission, technical, and program requirements.

Responsibilities may include:

• Support requirements analysis, decomposition, allocation, verification planning, and traceability for GWS capabilities.
• Analyze system-level, subsystem-level, and interface requirements to support design, development, integration, and test activities.
• Develop, review, and maintain systems engineering artifacts such as requirements documentation, interface documentation, verification plans, technical analyses, trade studies, and design support products.
• Collaborate with software engineering, test engineering, cybersecurity, integration, and product teams to ensure requirements are understood, testable, and properly implemented.
• Support system architecture, functional analysis, use case development, operational concept development, and system behavior analysis.
• Assist with system-of-systems integration activities and coordination across internal teams, external stakeholders, and customer organizations.
• Support technical issue investigation, root-cause analysis, risk identification, and resolution planning.
• Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, sprint planning, backlog refinement, verification reviews, and customer-facing discussions.
• Support verification and validation activities by developing verification methods, reviewing test procedures, analyzing test results, and ensuring evidence satisfies requirements.
• Maintain requirements traceability using tools such as DOORS, Cameo, Jira, Confluence, or similar engineering tools.
• Communicate technical status, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to team leads, program leadership, and customer stakeholders.
• Contribute to process improvements, engineering best practices, and cross-discipline coordination to support program milestones.

Who We Are

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and harnessing innovation to make the world a safer place. Our RMS business in Huntsville AL is a hub of talented engineers, scientists, and professionals committed to shaping the future of defense technology. We value collaboration, excellence, and integrity in everything we do. As a part of our team, you will work alongside like-minded individuals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

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 comprehensive benefits package here!

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional systems engineering experience supporting requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, validation, analysis, or technical coordination activities.
• Experience analyzing technical requirements and developing engineering products to support system development or verification.
• Familiarity with systems engineering lifecycle processes and system-of-systems engineering concepts.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams, including software, test, integration, cybersecurity, or hardware teams.
• Experience using engineering tools such as DOORS, Cameo, Jira, Confluence, MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.
• Ability to work independently with general direction and support multiple technical tasks or priorities.
• U.S. government Active secret security clearance.

Desired Skills

• Active Top Secret clearance or higher.
• Experience supporting missile defense, aerospace, defense, command and control, weapon systems, or other mission-critical systems.
• Experience with the GMD Weapon System, MDA programs, or system-of-systems integration environments.
• Experience with requirements decomposition, allocation, verification planning, and traceability using DOORS or similar tools.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering, Cameo, SysML, system architecture models, or digital engineering practices.
• Experience supporting formal verification, integration events, customer-witnessed test events, or technical reviews.
• Experience developing operational concepts, use cases, functional flows, interface documentation, or system behavior analyses.
• Experience with data analysis, algorithm analysis, modeling and simulation, MATLAB, Python, or other analytical tools.
• Knowledge of interface control documents, system architecture products, requirement specifications, and verification evidence.
• Experience supporting Agile teams, PI planning, sprint execution, backlog development, or product team coordination.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines and communicate with program leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to identify technical risks, resolve complex issues, and support successful completion of program milestones.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: RMS

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Systems Engineering: Software

Type: Task Order/IDIQ

Shift: First