Systems Engineer Staff - Training Developer/Instructor (Level 4)
Fort Worth, TXFull-time$105–195K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Staff Systems Engineer will develop training requirements and courseware for maintenance functions, including simulations and scenarios for customer training. The role creates courses for existing and new systems and provides maintenance training to customer personnel at various locations. The candidate must have experience with multimedia applications, media tools, and instructional design trends, including training aids such as flight simulators and virtual reality.
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, home of the world-renowned Skunk Works®, turns visionary aircraft into reality and is known for building the finest military aircraft in the world. This recognition is continually earned through our commitment to relentless research and development of high-performance aircraft, continuously seeking innovative, low-cost design and manufacturing strategies, and delivering operational readiness for our customers' missions to ensure continued relevancy for the life cycle of our products.
In this position the successful candidate will be responsible for the development of training requirements and implementation of courseware to instruct maintenance functions, including simulation and scenarios used for customer training. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing highly creative training courses for existing and new systems. The ideal candidate will provide all aspects of maintenance training to the customer personnel at various locations.
The successful candidate must have experience in utilizing technology-based multimedia applications applying both innovative concept and methodologies and technical skills, using multiple media tools for development of applicable courseware to include latest research trends in graphic design, software, and training development techniques. Additionally, the candidate should demonstrate experience with the latest instructional design trends in applicable training aids, including flight simulators, virtual reality, or various applicable part task training devices.
Up to 25% travel required.
Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access and a Secret clearance to start.
This position can be located in either Palmdale, CA or Fort Worth, TX.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
Experience with developing, planning, and/or facilitating training and courseware development.
Technical understanding of mission systems/sub-systems, mission execution concepts, communications or ground control elements, and requirements management.
Desired Skills
Prior U.S. Navy military maintenance training development and presentation/instruction experience.
Understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts.
Demonstrated experience using standard office software tools / solutions e.g., Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
Familiarity or user experience with Virtual Reality and/or Augmented Reality technologies or other gaming development software applications such as Gamemaker, Construct, or Unreal Engine.
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.
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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.
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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$105–195K/yr
- Texas median$108–181K/yr294 salary ranges
- US median$116–190K/yr8,484 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $150K, is close to the Texas median midpoint ($148K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 589 open Systems Engineer jobs in Texas and 11,502 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Lockheed Martin (this employer)56 open
- RTX Corporation35 open
- Serco32 open
- 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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