Description: WHAT WE'RE DOING

• Advancing the Integrated Discrimination and Electronic Protection capabilities of the Missile Defense System (MDS)

• Leading systems engineering trades, analysis, and studies related to requirements generation

• Developing and delivering MDS capabilities and engineering artifacts into the Technical Baseline (TBL)

• Supporting MDA’s Discrimination Directorate’s efforts to define and coordinate new capabilities

THE WORK

• Lead for a team that performs simulation-based end-to-end functional and performance analysis of the Missile Defense System (MDS) supporting the Systems Engineering development process for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

• Provide technical leadership for the team, perform MDS performance analyses utilizing large-scale complex MDS Modeling and Simulation tools, and extract significant conclusions from the results to support system engineering discrimination products for MDA, while leading development, updates, and benchmarking/anchoring of MDS M&S tools, as necessary to support system level analysis, discrimination tasks, and experience with electronic warfare including electromagnetic warfare

• Coordinate analysis activities and products with functional group leads, senior management, and government personnel responsible for executing analysis tasks and be responsible for team products including reports and briefings to be presented to senior NT-S and MDA representatives

WHO WE ARE

• A dedicated team at Lockheed Martin committed to advancing missile defense systems

• Collaborative environment focused on innovation and excellence in engineering

• Engaged in high-impact projects with national security significance

WHO YOU ARE

• Experienced in systems engineering, particularly in requirements generation, concept development, analysis, and simulation

• Skilled in leading technical teams and providing oversight in a complex engineering environment

• Proficient in interfacing with technical stakeholders and managing technical documentation and baselines

• Adept at preparing and delivering technical briefings and engineering products

• Strong project management skills with experience in monitoring tasks, schedules, scope, and costs

WHY JOIN US

• Excellent benefits and amenities.

• Inclusive work environment.

• Ongoing career development and support.

• Rewards and recognition for your hard work.

• Medical and dental coverage.

• 401k retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off for work/life balance.

• Mentorship opportunities.

Basic Qualifications:

Individual must have a technical background in Systems Engineering and Analysis including system performance analysis and numerical modeling / simulation, using high-level programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, Java, FORTRAN, or a similar language environment.

Individual must have analysis experience in discrimination phenomenology, methods, and techniques. Individual must have experience in aspects of the MDS (e.g., Aegis Weapons Systems, Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD), Fire Control (FOM, GFC), C2BMC, BMDS sensors (EO/IR/RF), kill vehicles, interceptors, countermeasures, counter-countermeasures, or threats).

Individual must have experience in any of the following domains: system concept trade studies, requirements analysis, feasibility analysis, system performance measures of effectiveness analysis, EO/IR sensors, RF/Radar sensors, missiles/interceptors, ICBM / hypersonic / MRM / SRM threats, detection/tracking, or Command and Control (e.g., C3I, C4I, etc.), and experience with electronic warfare including electromagnetic warfare.

Individual must possess good communication skills and demonstrated experience leading a team of talented engineers to perform highly technical work, and communicating significant results to senior management, executives, and government personnel. Demonstrated integrated schedule task management, Individual must identify, track, and mitigate task risk. GFI management experience. CM/DM experience.

Desired Skills:

Desired qualifications include element-level experience with analysis, assessment, verification, and familiarity with MDS Performance Tier 1 Metrics (PES, DA, LAD, RSC, etc). Systems engineering experience with large, complex systems. Experience with modeling and simulation of exoatmospheric and endoatmospheric target phenomenology (e.g. Optical Signatures Code, TASAT, DELTAS, XPATCH, etc.), atmospheric effects (e.g. MODTRAN, HITRAN, etc.), long range EO/IR sensors, RF/Radar sensors, electromagnetic warfare, and directed energy.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Top Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: RMS

Relocation Available: No

Career Area: Systems Engineering: Models and Simulations

Type: Task Order/IDIQ

Shift: First