Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace and defense leader, driven by innovation, integrity, and a commitment to solving complex engineering challenges that make a global impact. They are seeking a Systems Engineering Lead to drive a digital transformation by leading cross-functional teams to define and deliver digital architecture solutions that support the 1LMX transformation.
Responsibilities
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers across product teams, enhancing collaboration and continuous improvement
- Establish Systems Engineering standards, best practice guidelines, and governance models
- Define metrics and produce executive dashboards to track transformation progress
- Mentor junior engineers, champion knowledge share sessions, and cultivate a culture of innovation and data driven decision making
- Ensure compliance with 1LMX RMS instituted process and command media
- Perform mERB governance peer reviews, participate and support EO mERB meetings
- Lead the 1LMX RMS Requirement Management Reviews and Approval
- Lead 1LMX RMS Pre-ERB reviews, participate in 1LMX RMS ORR reviews, and support the 1LMX EO and RMS ERB/CCB meetings
- Work with the 1LMX RMS team members to review internal Systems Engineering Processes and infuse changes to improve efficiencies
- Lead the Capability Development Plan (i.e. 1LMX RMS SEMP) updates as necessitated by 1LMX RMS needs
Skills
- 8+ years of systems engineering experience (incl. infrastructure, networking, and platform engineering)
- 4+ years leading digital transformation or large scale modernization programs
- Solutions at enterprise scale
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineer, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Eliciting, analyzing, and managing functional, performance, and traceability from high level stakeholder needs down to component specs
- Crafting integration strategies, test plans, and verification & validation (V&V) procedures; coordinating hardware software integration events
- Executing trade studies, and sizing analyses to validate system performance against requirements
- Working closely with Product Teams teams to ensure cohesive system development
- Guiding junior engineers, conducting training sessions, and documenting lessons learned for continuous improvement
- Experience managing cross functional, geographically dispersed teams
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to acquire and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
- Travel: Up to 25% CONUS travel as required
- Strategic thinker – Ability to translate high level business goals into concrete technical roadmaps
- Innovation mindset – Comfortable experimenting with emerging technologies (AI/ML ops, digital twins, serverless)
- Analytical rigor – Data driven decision making; proficient in cost benefit analyses and risk assessments
- Collaboration champion – Builds trust across engineering, product, operations, and compliance teams
- Results oriented – Proven track record of delivering measurable improvements in deployment speed, downtime reduction, and total cost of ownership
Benefits
- 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
- Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons (Washington state applicants only)
- Incentive plan eligible
- Flexible remote work options
- Flexible schedules
- Compressed work schedules providing additional time away from the office
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