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Staff Systems Engineer - ExPat

Lockheed Martin

Colorado Springs, COFull-time$105–195K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$105–195K/yr
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Lockheed Martin seeks a systems engineer for the EADGE-T technology refresh, a full-time expatriate assignment to the United Arab Emirates for approximately one year, with possible extension. The role supports an agile development team upgrading foundational and cyber security capabilities for an integrated air and missile defense system. Work includes requirements decomposition and verification, design reviews, trade studies, and system architecture activities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Requirements EngineeringRequirements DecompositionRequirements Management ToolsEngineering Design ReviewsTrade StudiesRequirements VerificationRequirements and VerificationSystem ArchitectureLockheed Martin Systems Engineering ProcessesDOORS NextModel-Based Systems EngineeringSysMLCameoSAFe AgileAtlassian JIRA

Qualifications

8+ Years Relevant ExperienceActive Secret Clearance

Benefits

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

Full job description

Standard Job Description

NOTE: This position requires a full-time Expatriate assignment to the United Arab Emirates for approximately 1 year with the potential for the contract to extend beyond that.

WHAT WE'RE DOING

Come join the EADGE-T team and be part of an effort to upgrade the program’s technology and bring new capabilities to the UAE customer. The EADGE-T system is an integrated air missile defense, air battle management capability for the UAE integrating existing sensors, weapons as well as new capabilities.

The Tech Refresh will focus on Foundational / Cyber Security Enhancements. Join us and become a part of the team that is actively designing and developing the updated baseline and get the opportunity to work with an international customer!

THE WORK

EADGE-T is seeking a software engineer to join one of the agile development teams. In this role, you will:

  • Decompose higher-level requirements from L1/A Spec to L2/B Spec

  • Use DOORS Next to track requirements

  • Participate in engineering design reviews

  • Design/execute trade studies/analysis of alternatives

  • Perform requirements verification

  • Participate in System Architecture activities

  • Use Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like SysML and Cameo

WHO WE ARE

EADGE-T has a geographically dispersed project team that executes in an agile – scrum setting.

Team members have the ability to interface with an international customer and learn more about the technologies and processes being developed for this upgrade. If the desire to succeed in a challenging and complex problem space excites you, EADGE-T may be the perfect venture!

The specific weekly work schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

WHY JOIN US

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life - At Lockheed Martin, we prioritize the well-being of our employees. We offer flexible schedules, competitive pay, and a comprehensive benefits package to support your healthy, fulfilling life both at and outside of work.

Basic Qualifications

  • Systems engineering experience within requirements, verification, and validation

  • Significant experience with requirement decomposition from L1/A Spec to L2/B Spec requirements

  • Experience with DOORS or another requirements management tool

  • Experience preparing for and participating in engineering design reviews (SRR, SDR, etc.)

  • Experience designing and executing trade studies/analysis of alternatives

  • 8+ years of relevant work experience (an advanced degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of relevant work experience)

Desired Skills

  • Experience with Requirements and Verification teams to create, update, maintain, verify and release requirements for large programs

  • Experience with System Architecture

  • Experience with Lockheed Martin system engineering and requirements processes

  • Experience with DOORs Next

  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., SysML, Cameo)

  • SAFE AGILE / Atlassian JIRA experience

  • Active Secret Clearance

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00

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 11,656 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$105–195K/yr
  • Colorado median$115–178K/yr939 salary ranges
  • US median$116–190K/yr8,675 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $150K, is close to the Colorado median midpoint ($149K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,085 open Systems Engineer jobs in Colorado and 11,656 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 8 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,735 postings).
Education
4,448 of the 11,656 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 7, 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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