Thread Engineer

Standard Job Description

Senior Thread Engineer - Clearance Required

WHAT WE'RE DOING

• Join Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Cyber & Intelligence, where we foster innovation and integrity.

• As a Senior Thread Engineer, you'll be empowered to create "new realities" and pioneer solutions that break boundaries.

• Benefit from the support of a global technology leader that values innovative thinking and provides the resources to turn ideas into reality.

• Build on our proud legacy of achievement and contribute to shaping the future of aerospace, defense, and security solutions.

THE WORK

TKO provides systems engineering, software development, data science and cloud development and engineering services to the Cyber Infrastructure Solutions customer. The services enable the Data Transformation, Malware Analysis, and Cyber Threat Intelligence processing and sharing capabilities for the customer, fulfilling mission objectives and offering actionable information to detect and mitigate cyber threats. The contract has several locations in Maryland and a small contingent in Texas.

WHO WE ARE

• Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and security solutions, committed to excellence and integrity.

WHO YOU ARE

• You are an experienced Systems Engineer with strong project management skills to provide engineering solutions and project management for data flows supporting tactical mission partners in support of the Data Transformation Solutions (DTS) TTO. You will be elicit and refine requirements, schedule work breakdown to deliverables, document artifacts, and provide roadmaps and schedules for implementing end-to-end data flows, including transformation into a standard data model. You will form good customer relationships and reach out to external customers for requirements and understanding of the data and the data needs of the users.

WHY JOIN US

• Join a global technology leader where your ideas can make a difference and your contributions are valued.

• Work on exciting projects that challenge you to push boundaries and innovate.• Grow your career in an environment that encourages learning, development, and creativity.

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Basic Qualifications

Current US Security Clearance with polygraph required

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus ten (10) years of systems engineering experience.

OR A High School Diploma or GED plus fourteen (14) years of general system engineering experience.

OR A Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant discipline from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years of systems engineering experience.

Required Skills

• Ability to form relationships with customers and mission partners

• Reach out to external customers for requirements and understanding of the data and the data needs of the users

• Ability to critically think through complex data flow problems, break down effort into manageable tasks, and create/maintain scope out of sometimes vague customer requirements.

• Prior use with Atlassian products such as Confluence and Jira

• Knowledge of data processing capabilities

• Understands system-to-system connections for data flow processes

• Basic understanding of NiFi, should understand flow file attributes or be able to learn it quickly

• Understanding of SIGINT collection and analysis

• Experience with Military Cryptologic Offices, Tactical Collection Capabilities, Military SIGINT architectures and related data flows.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Electronic Warfare operations, sensors and related data

• Familiar with data formats such as CSV, JSON, PCAP and XML

• Understanding of tactical datalinks and command and control signals

• Understanding of data architectures

• Experience with Intelligence Community

• Experience with DoD Service Intelligence Centers (such as NASIC, National Air and Space Intelligence Center)

• Understanding of DoD - command structures and relationships

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $135700.00 - $251900.00

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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.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.