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Systems Engineer V (Sr Staff) - Secret clearance

Lockheed Martin

Sunnyvale, CAFull-time$161–300K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$161–300K/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

Lockheed Martin seeks a Systems Engineering lead for the Next Generation Mission Computer on the THAAD Missile SEIT Project Integration team. The role leads engineering activities, coordinates cross-functional teams and vendors, supports subsystem program reviews, and manages control-account schedule and technical performance. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an Interim Secret clearance to start, with eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance for long-term program employment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems Engineering, requiredSystem Design, requiredSystems Integration, requiredHardware/Software Integration, requiredSystems Engineering Lifecycle, requiredCross-Functional Coordination, requiredMissile Systems, requiredDefense Systems, requiredAerospace Systems, requiredElectronics Project Management, nice to haveSoftware Integration, nice to haveFlight Testing, nice to haveSystems Reviews, nice to haveMissile Defense Agency Customers, nice to have

Qualifications

12+ Years Related Experience, nice to haveU.S. Citizenship, requiredInterim Secret Clearance, requiredSecret Clearance Eligibility, requiredPost-Secondary Engineering Education or Training, nice to have

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:

As a Systems Engineer V (Sr Staff) on the THAAD Missile SEIT Project Integration team, you will be the Systems Engineering lead for Next Generation Mission Computer (NGMC).

In this role, you will:

  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams and vendors

  • Lead Systems Engineering activities including managing technical scope, schedule, and execution

  • Work with software, hardware, systems integration and test team

  • Organize and support major program reviews for subsystem, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TIMs

  • Manage schedule and technical performance of the control account

Successful applicants generally have at least 12+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in Engineering or a related discipline from an accredited institution

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:

  • Systems Engineering expertise in the areas of system design, systems integration, and test, with demonstrated experience performing hardware/software integration

  • Working knowledge of the full systems engineering lifecycle

  • Proven ability to coordinate and manage cross-functional efforts across technical and programmatic teams and supplier

  • Knowledge or experience with missile, defense, aerospace, or related systems

Security Clearance / Work Authorization:

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

  • An Interim Secret security clearance is required to start employment.

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

Desired Skills

  • Experience in managing Systems Engineering projects for electronics integrated with software

  • Experience in coordinating with software, integration, and test team to test and release electronics with software for flight

  • Experience in Systems reviews

  • Familiarity working with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) customers

  • Active Secret Clearance

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $161300.00 - $299500.00

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$161–300K/yr
  • California median$140–210K/yr1,702 salary ranges
  • US median$115–187K/yr8,794 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $230K, is 32% above the California median midpoint ($174K) — in the top quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,978 open Systems Engineer jobs in California and 11,649 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more 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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