Contractual Emirates Engineering Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Standard Job Description
WHAT WE'RE DOING
Join the EADGE-T team and help modernize an integrated air and missile defense and air battle management capability for the United Arab Emirates. As part of the EADGE-T UAE Tech Refresh, you'll help deliver hardware modernization and foundational cybersecurity enhancements that will shape the next generation of this mission-critical system.
Working alongside an international customer, you'll play a key role in delivering capabilities that strengthen one of Lockheed Martin's premier international defense programs.
THE WORK
EADGE-T is seeking a Systems Engineering Integration & Test Lead/Manager to lead the program's end-to-end integration and test strategy. In this role, you will:

• Develop and execute the overall Integration & Test (I&T) strategy and roadmap.
• Partner with program leadership to define major integration and test milestones, success criteria, and execution plans.
• Lead system integration, verification, validation, and customer acceptance activities across the program lifecycle.
• Manage requirements verification, traceability, test methodologies, and engineering metrics.
• Develop and maintain the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and other integration and test planning artifacts.
• Lead a team of Integration & Test engineers by assigning work, establishing priorities, and supporting technical execution.
• Monitor integration and test progress, communicate program status, identify risks, and drive corrective actions to ensure successful program execution.

PLEASE NOTE

• This position is located in the United States but requires regular extended travel to the United Arab Emirates to support customer engagement, program execution, and relationship building.
• This position may occasionally support integration and test events during overnight or weekend hours.

WHO WE ARE
EADGE-T is a geographically dispersed Agile engineering team delivering the UAE Tech Refresh. Our engineers collaborate across systems engineering, software, hardware, cybersecurity, networking, integration, and test disciplines to deliver next-generation air and missile defense capabilities.
Team members have the opportunity to work directly with an international customer, solve complex engineering challenges, and help transition advanced technologies from development to operational deployment.
WHY JOIN US
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life - At Lockheed Martin, we invest in our people by offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, flexible work arrangements where applicable, and opportunities for continuous learning and career growth while supporting missions that matter.
Manages the integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems and/or systems. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Oversees the synthesis of customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints. Directs the following activities: establishing functional and technical specifications and standards, solving hardware/software interface problems, defining input/output parameters, and ensuring integration of the entire system or subsystem. Manages the development and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for complete systems and/or subsystems. Coordinates subsystem and/or system testing activities with programs and other organizations.
Basic Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end overall I&T strategy for complex system-of-systems.
- Proven ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams, prioritize competing requirements, and drive program execution to meet customer objectives.
- Demonstrated hands-on systems-engineering experience covering architecture, requirements allocation, design, integration, test, and the full product lifecycle.
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build effective working relationships across functional boundaries.
- Familiarity with export-control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
- Experience leading teams that generate technical deliverables (requirements documents, ICDs, test plans, validation reports).
- Demonstrated experience crafting a project's overall I&T roadmap based on program milestones and stakeholder needs.
- Experience defining relevant test strategies and approaches to meet project requirements.
- Demonstrated I&T Experience crossing the hardware/software boundary and managing overall test strategy for both domains.
- 8+ years of relevant work experience (Advanced - Degree(s) may be substituted for some years of experience).
- Strong integration skills with hands-on experience integrating large software complex systems.
Desired Skills
- Full-spectrum leadership experience, including strategic direction for multinational engineering teams.
- Direct experience with Command-and-Control (C2), Air Battle Management, or related system-infrastructure programs.
- Experience in developing formal test plans, procedures, and reports
- Previous experience as a first-line manager for a distributed team
- Use case and test development experience
- Working knowledge of DOORS and Verification Cross - Reference Matrices
- Experience with Integration and Test of full stack requirements
- Prior engineering-leadership role delivering complex development programs, using metrics, processes, and tools to drive results.
- Proven track record coaching, mentoring, and developing critical skills of junior and senior engineers.
- Experience refining existing engineering processes or creating new ones to support a transitioning team (e.g., the UAE TRP1 engineering team).
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience with tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, or IBM Rational.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $129000.00 - $239600.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (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.