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Software Engineer - Early Career

Lockheed Martin

Owego, NYFull-time$67–124K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$67–124K/yr
Location
Owego, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance

Job overview

Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems seeks a full-time Early Career Software Engineer for its Mission Systems Engineering team. The engineer will work with a multidisciplinary team on embedded Board Support Package and Built-in-Test software for custom hardware, writing requirements and developing, integrating, and verifying software in a lab. The role requires U.S. citizenship and a government security clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CTeam-Based ProjectsHardware Control SoftwareBootloadersProgrammable Single Board ComputersInstrumentationLinuxAgileSoftware Development MethodologiesSoftware Life-Cycle DevelopmentGit/GitLabVisual StudioFortifyAtlassian Products

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Equivalent STEM Computing FieldUS CitizenshipGovernment Security Clearance

Benefits

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

Full job description

Standard Job Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we 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 development 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. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. This is a place for engineers, scientists, and problem-solvers who are ready to engage deeply, think critically, and build with purpose. You will not just launch a career. You will be part of something bigger. This is where the best are built.

Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems is seeking a full-time Early Career Software Engineer to join our Mission Systems Engineering team. In this role, you will work closely with a multi-discipline team of engineers to develop embedded Board Support Package (BSP) and Built-in-Test (BIT) software for our custom hardware solutions. You will write requirements, develop source code, integrate, and verify software in a lab environment. The successful candidate will have experience with C, Linux-based operating systems, and team-based software projects. The successful candidate will also be flexible, motivated, detail-focused, and team-oriented. Must be a US Citizen. This position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications

-Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent STEM computing field.

-Academic or professional experience using C.

-Academic or professional experience on at least one team-based project.

-Must be a US Citizen. This position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Desired Skills

-Experience writing or debugging hardware control software, bootloaders, or using programmable single board computers (such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or similar).

-Experience using instrumentation to analyze and debug systems (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, serial console).

-Experience using, developing for, or building software within Linux.

-Basic understanding of software development methodologies (especially Agile).

-Basic understanding of software life-cycle development stages, activities, and process.

-Experience with Git/GitLab, Visual Studio, Fortify, or Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence).

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $67000.00 - $124400.00

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 42,008 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$67–124K/yr
  • New York median$158–225K/yr2,401 salary ranges
  • US median$135–218K/yr33,367 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $96K, is 51% below the New York median midpoint ($194K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 3,093 open Software Engineer jobs in New York and 42,008 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (34,212 postings).
Education
13,955 of the 42,008 open Software Engineer jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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