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Systems Engineer Staff - E4

Lockheed Martin

King of Prussia, PAFull-time$118–219K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$118–219K/yr
Location
King of Prussia, PA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer for its Agile Development Team on the Meridian program. The engineer will support an advanced satellite communication ground system by analyzing capability evolution, helping define and prioritize team work, maintaining technical vision and integrity, and guiding development of prototypes, algorithms, requirements, and new capabilities. The role also performs systems planning, integration, verification, validation, and related analyses.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems EngineeringRequirements EngineeringAgile MethodologyProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsTechnical LeadershipAEHF/COOLRDigital EngineeringCameo/MBSEDOORSJIRAScaled Agile FrameworkIntegration TestingVerificationAutomated TestingAI Prompting

Qualifications

Active Secret ClearanceUS Citizenship

Benefits

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

Full job description

Standard Job Description

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.

Our Agile Development Team (ADT) on the Meridian program is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer. As part of the team, you will use your technical skills to support an advanced satellite communication ground system that's critical to our customers and our Lockheed Martin Space business. As an experienced Systems Engineer you will:

  • Provide engineering analysis of the capability evolution to be consistent with the vision as described in the government’s reference architecture;

  • Provide technical support to a team in defining stories and prioritizing the backlog content to maintain focused execution of the team' work;

  • Create, implement and maintain the vision as well as the technical integrity & maturity of the team's work;

  • Work with evolving requirements to guide the team to develop prototypes, algorithms, requirements and develop new capabilities to be used in the Meridian ground system.

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

  • Experience in systems engineering throughout the systems lifecycle

  • Requirements engineering experience

  • Familiarity with Agile methodology

  • Active or Current Secret Clearance to start, thus US Citizenship is required

Desired Skills

  • Experienced problem-solver with strong analytical skills

  • Previous technical leadership experience

  • Previous AEHF/COOLR experience

  • Digital Engineering experience

  • Cameo/MBSE experience

  • DOORS experience

  • JIRA

  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

  • Integration, test, and verification experience

  • Automated test experience

  • Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Systems Engineer Stf

Problem solving: What is the most difficult challenge you've faced in your job? How did you address it? What did you consider doing, but ultimately decided against?

Software Product Testing: Tell me about any software testing related experiences you had as a part of your previous position(s).

Agile Methodologies: Tell me about your working experience with using and implementing agile methodology.

Analytical Ability: Describe a situation in which your analysis of a problem suggested an unconventional solution. What was the analysis you did, and how did you translate your findings into a course of action?

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00

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 11,502 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$118–219K/yr
  • Pennsylvania median$102–178K/yr151 salary ranges
  • US median$116–190K/yr8,484 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $169K, is 23% above the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($137K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Pennsylvania.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 223 open Systems Engineer jobs in Pennsylvania and 11,502 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (9,604 postings).
Education
4,559 of the 11,502 open Systems Engineer jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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