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Systems Engineer Senior - E3

Lockheed Martin

Littleton, COFull-time$96–178K/yrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$96–178K/yr
Location
Littleton, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

The role performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability analyses across concept through disposal, translating requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems EngineeringHardware EngineeringDOORSCameoSystems Engineering ProcessesDeriving System Performance RequirementsDecomposing System BudgetsNew Program Start-UpFast-Paced TeamworkSatellite and Ground Systems DesignSystems Architecture DesignWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationConsensus BuildingSelf-Starter

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Related STEM DisciplineActive TS/SCI 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

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. For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree (BS) in Engineering or other technical discipline, or significant evidence of related experience and equivalent understanding of STEM disciplines

  • Systems Engineering or Hardware Engineering experience with at least one of the following: Requirements, Verification, CONOPS, or Test.

  • Experience with DOORS and/or Cameo

  • Knowledge and understanding of systems engineering processes

  • Active or Current TS security clearance with eligibility to obtain TS/SCI

Desired Skills

  • Experiencing deriving and decomposing system performance requirements and budgets

  • Experience with a new program start-up

  • Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment

  • Prior non-systems engineering experience with satellite and ground systems design, development, integration, test

  • Prior systems engineering verification experience

  • Prior experience with systems architecture design of spacecraft, payload, and ground systems

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members

  • Self-starter, able to complete work with general direction

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

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 11,800 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$96–178K/yr
  • Colorado median$115–178K/yr940 salary ranges
  • US median$115–190K/yr8,840 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $137K, is 8% below the Colorado median midpoint ($149K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,084 open Systems Engineer jobs in Colorado and 11,800 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
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 (9,716 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,402 of the 11,800 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 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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