Lead Software Engineer

Job Description

What We're Doing
At Lockheed Martin, we are passionate about innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward-thinking, everything is within our capacity - and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training, education and background.

The Work
Are you a proven engineering leader with a passion for cutting edge software deployment and maintenance? Join a high performing Lockheed Martin team that engineers and delivers critical software deployed on naval vessels and a variety of other platforms. In this role you will thrive in a collaborative Agile environment, guiding the end to end lifecycle of sophisticated, mission critical systems that operate worldwide.

Your responsibilities will span the full spectrum of advanced software work that delivers robust capabilities to war fighters and using data analysis and mission outcome applications that transform raw sensor feeds into actionable intelligence. You will champion enterprise scale software solutions built on cloud native tools, continuous integration pipelines, and automated testing frameworks-accelerating delivery and enhancing reliability.

As the team's software authority, you will mentor engineers, steer architectural decisions, and lead the preparation of customer demonstrations that showcase program milestones and achievements.
If you're ready to drive innovation, elevate software excellence, and make a tangible impact on global defense readiness, this dynamic position offers the platform to do so.

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 Mount Laurel, NJ 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.

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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!

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related engineering or computer science discipline
Minimum of 9 years' experience with Engineering Lifecycle Development and corresponding processes (i.e. Systems, Software, Configuration Management, Test, Quality Assurance, etc.)
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance at the 'Secret' level

Desired skills

Experience with DevSecOps
Experience with Software Factory
Experience with cloud technologies and services
Experience with Model Based Engineering tools
Experience with Static Code Analysis tools
Continuous Integration/Continuous Development
Experience with Cost estimation/Proposal experience, including software sizing estimation
Leader experience with a proven track record of effective team leadership, strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, strong interpersonal skills, and customer interaction
Experience with systems, software, and hardware architectures
Demonstrated experience utilizing Agile frameworks and understanding of Agile development concepts
Experience in application development, common coding standards, configuration management principles
Experience with integration and testing techniques

EEO

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.

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Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Other Important Information

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.

Work Schedule Information

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.

National Pay Statement

The base range for this position in New Jersey is $91,000 - $181,113.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. The wage range and benefits summary is a general guideline and is governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.