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Job ID: 732406BR Date posted: Jul. 29, 2026
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For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy's mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence.
Learn about the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile.
We want you to support the FBM Program by joining the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) team as a Systems Engineer. The SEIT Requirements and Verification team handles all system-level requirements for the Trident II ballistic missile (commonly known as the D5LE missile), oversees interface definitions, plans and executes verification processes, and has fingers in every development project under the FBM Program.
We have a Weapon System-level view of the FBM Program with activities related to integrating the D5LE missile into the submarine weapon system, as well as supporting efforts to integrate missile subsystems into the flight vehicle design.
As the FBM Requirements and Verification Systems Engineering Associate Manager, you will:
• Lead the missile performance requirements and verification effort through modernization and sustainment efforts
• Integrate a multi-disciplinary analysis team in verification of system-level performance requirements
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Develop, analyze, and verify system-level requirements and document & manage accordingly
• Coordinate with customer and other contractors to execute verification analyses and tests
• Organize/coordinate domain expert objective evidence creation and documentation
• Organize/coordinate system-level technical reviews
• Work collaboratively to define the Requirements and Verification Baseline, and drive execution of the verification and validation plan in support of ground tests, flight tests and deployment.
• Drive requirements, verification and validation process improvement by continuing to evolve MBSE techniques and tools
• Be a Full Spectrum Leader who is disciplined in value driven Systems Engineering and drives design evolution in a systematic and thoughtful way
• Work closely with your Navy counterpart to develop, test and field a strategic system
Basic Qualifications:
• Proven leadership experience
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
Desired Skills:
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or related engineering discipline with demonstrated systems engineering skills
• Experience with requirements and verification/validation within Systems Engineering highly desired
• Experience with system-level performance analysis
• Experience in flight sciences or missile performance characteristics
• Demonstrated ability to interact with DOD customers and build effective relationships
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques and tools
• Leadership experience within the Strategic Missile Defense (SMD) Line of Business or for a major Weapon System
• Control Account Management (CAM) principles, techniques, and processes, in either a CAM position, or a role with similar experience
• Experience in Agile Planning principles
• Experience in with CAMEO / Magic Draw Tools and DOORS or DOORS Next requirements database
• Active Top Secret clearance
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top 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
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 $109,200 - $192,510. 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.
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: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First