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Systems Engineer (Level II)

Lockheed Martin

Littleton, COFull-time$79–147K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$79–147K/yr
Location
Littleton, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance, required

Job overview

The Systems Engineer will support D5LE Sustainment for the Support Equipment and Facilities Subsystems Systems Engineering and Integration team. The role coordinates team requests, engineering review boards, tool integration, onboarding and training, sustainment tasking, metrics, and support for IPT managers and leads. The posting describes systems engineering work spanning integration, verification and validation, requirements translation, and technical analysis.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems Engineering, requiredSystem Integration, requiredTechnical Documentation, requiredRequirements Management, requiredVerification and Validation, requiredJira, requiredConfluence, requiredTeamwork, requiredEffort Coordination, requiredAutonomous Work, requiredTroubleshooting, nice to haveMetrics Analysis, nice to haveData Analysis, nice to haveComputer Networking, nice to haveInfrastructure, nice to haveAgile Methodology, nice to haveAtlassian Tools, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveSocial Skills, nice to haveProblem Resolution, nice to have

Qualifications

1+ Years Related Experience, nice to havePost-Secondary Degree or Training, nice to haveU.S. Citizenship, requiredTop Secret Clearance Eligibility, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Standard Job Description

About Lockheed Martin Space:

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.

About the Role:

For over 70 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 and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence.

The selected Systems Engineer will support D5LE Sustainment for the Support Equipment and Facilities Subsystems (SEFACS) Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) team.

In this dynamic role you will:

  • Act as the spoke and hub team member for the SEFACS team, coordinating requests and support

  • Actively participate in tool integration for development efforts

  • Support training efforts for new engineers and build out onboarding process

  • Coordinate and run engineering review boards, Jira/Confluence integration, and SE&I requests

  • Support systems engineering tasking for sustainment projects

  • Coordinate with teams to produce metrics

  • Coordinate with the IPT managers and leads to support needs

Successful applicants generally have at least 1+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training a related technicnology or engineering discipline.

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Basic Qualifications

Skill Requirements:

  • Experience supporting systems engineering activities, including system integration, technical documentation, requirements management, or verification and validation.

  • Familiarity with engineering tools and environments, such as Jira, Confluence, or other requirements management, collaboration, and systems engineering applications.

  • Experience working with teams

  • Experience in coordination of multiple efforts

  • Must be able to work autonomously and drive items to closure

Security Clearance / Work Authorization

  • To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.

  • Although not required to start, the selected applicant must be eligible to obtain, and maintain, Top Secret security clearance for long term employment on this program

Desired Skills

  • Troubleshooting experience

  • Metrics expertise

  • Data Analysis experience

  • Computer Networking and infrastructure experience

  • Agile methodology experience

  • Experience with Jira or other Atlassian tool sets

  • Possess strong communication, social, and problem resolution skills

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $79300.00 - $147300.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 11,649 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$79–147K/yr
  • Colorado median$116–178K/yr952 salary ranges
  • US median$115–187K/yr8,794 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $113K, is 24% below the Colorado median midpoint ($149K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,091 open Systems Engineer jobs in Colorado and 11,649 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,717 postings).
Education
4,385 of the 11,649 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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