Job Description

Job Description

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 Staff Software Engineer is a senior individual contributor who leads the design, development, and delivery of complex software systems. You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate cross‑functionally to ensure high‑quality, scalable, and secure software/systems solutions that align with business objectives.

- Technical Leadership: Define and champion software architecture, standards, and best practices across multiple projects and/or product lines.
- Design & Development: Architect, design, and implement high‑performance, maintainable, and testable code in alignment with product roadmaps.
- Mentorship & Coaching: Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and career development support to engineers ranging from junior to senior levels.
- Collaboration: Partner with product managers, UX designers, data scientists, and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust solutions.
-Quality Assurance: Drive adoption of automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring to ensure reliability and rapid feedback.
- Performance Optimization: Identify bottlenecks, conduct profiling, and implement optimizations for latency, throughput, and cost efficiency.
- Security & Compliance: Incorporate security best practices, perform threat modeling, and ensure compliance with relevant standards (e.g., ISO‑27001, NIST).
- Innovation: Research emerging technologies, evaluate their applicability, and introduce innovative approaches where beneficial.
- Documentation: Produce clear technical documentation, design specifications, operational runbooks, etc..

Basic Qualifications

Compiled Languages: C/C++, Java or C#

Interpreted Languages: Python or any other scripting languages (scripting, automation, test harnesses)

Operating Systems and Shell: Windows, Linux, Powershell, Bash

Version Control: Git: (branching, merging, rebasing, pull‑request workflow)

Build Systems: Basic knowledge of one or more of the following: CMake, Make, MSBuild, or Gradle; ability to create and maintain build scripts

Debugging & Profiling: Use of IDE debuggers

Code Reviews: Participate in peer reviews, give constructive feedback, and follow coding standards

Documentation: Produce clear design docs, inline code comments, and maintain wikis or Confluence pages

Configuration Management: Understand change‑control processes (CRs, MRBs) and traceability requirements in regulated environments

IDE Proficiency: Visual Studio, CLion, VSCode, or Eclipse

Issue Tracking: JIRA or similar agile framework tooling

Collaboration: Experience working in cross‑functional teams (hardware, systems, test) and communicating status effectively.

Agile Methodologies: Participation in sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives (Scrum/Kanban)

Problem‑Solving: Ability to break down complex requirements into iteratively deliverable value units

Communication: Clear written and verbal updates to stakeholders; ability to produce concise design docs

Adaptability: Quickly learn new languages, frameworks, or domain knowledge as project evolves

Reliability & Accountability: Deliver high‑quality code on schedule, understand impact of defects in safety‑critical systems

No clearance required to start but will need to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance (Must be a US citizen)

Desired skills

Security Clearance Awareness Knowledge of handling classified or export‑controlled information per internal policies (no details disclosed)

Real‑time & Embedded Systems Basics of RTOS concepts, scheduling, interrupt handling, and low‑level hardware interaction

Safety‑Critical Standards Awareness of DO‑178C, ISO 26262, or MIL‑STD‑498 compliance concepts (requirements traceability, verification)

Model‑Based Development Familiarity with tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, SysML or Model‑Based Design flow (optional but a plus)

Networking & Protocols Understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, and aerospace‑specific protocols (e.g., ARINC 429, MIL‑STD‑1553)

Object‑Oriented Design: Ability to design, implement, and extend class hierarchies, apply SOLID principles, and write reusable components

Data Structures & Algorithms: Comfortable with common structures (lists, maps, trees, graphs) and algorithmic thinking (search, sort, recursion)

Test‑Driven Development TDD: Write unit tests (Boost, JUnit, PyTest, NUnit) and understand code coverage metrics

Continuous Integration: Familiarity with CI pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI) and automated build/test triggers

Mentorship: Provide guidance to junior engineers and be receptive to feedback from senior engineers

Active TS/SCI security clearance

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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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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.

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.

Ability to work remotely

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

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.

Security Clearance Information

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

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $76,500 - $134,895. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
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.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $88,000 - $152,490. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.