Description: By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin, we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live healthy, fulfilling lives at and outside work. At Lockheed Martin, we emphasize empowering our employees by fostering innovation and integrity and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.

The legendary Skunk Works (Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs) is looking for the best and brightest world-class talent in Software Engineering to be a part of a team that will carry on our 80-year tradition of making history in advanced aircraft development. Don’t miss this exclusive unique opportunity to continue building the Skunk Works legacy.

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This position is with the Advanced Development Programs Mission Control Systems Software (MCS) Team in Marietta, Georgia.

The MCS team uses a wide application of modern technical principles, theories, and concepts in the software field to develop, integrate, and test open mission systems software products that can be applied to air and ground-based systems.

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You will be responsible for all phases of developing command and control (C2) ground and mission control software for various autonomous air vehicle platforms. Your responsibilities will span the technology development lifecycle, including requirements generation, software design, code, test, integration, and flight test. Integration activities will include various host systems, such as live assets, simulated systems, and laboratory environments that encompass constructive simulations, physical hardware, and system simulations.

You will be part of a high-performing multi-site, multi-program team and must be self-motivated with a strong work ethic, time-management, and interpersonal skills. You must have demonstrated effective communication skills as the position will require frequent inter-organizational and outside customer interactions. The ability to travel occasionally for team interaction, integration, and test activities is required.

Experience with C/C++ or Lua is required. Experience with XML based open standards, modular open mission systems architectures, Common Software Baseline processes, air vehicle C2 systems, and Agile software development processes is highly desired.

The successful candidate will need to pass a security screening before an interview.

**Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.**

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience using C, C++, or Lua

• Experience with Windows or Linux development

• Willing to Travel – (up to 10%)

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience

**Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access**

Desired Skills:

• Agile Software Development Experience

• Agile Process Tools (Jira)

• Configuration Management Systems (e.g. Git)

• DevOps Experience (GitLab)

• Python Programming Experience

• Experience developing software for safety critical systems

• Experience with networking and internet protocols: IP, TCP/UDP, RTP, TLS

• Experience with unit testing frameworks such as CppUnit

• Experience building custom Linux distros with Yocto

• Experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure)

• Experience with Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment

• Proficient with Microsoft Office

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

Clearance Level: Secret

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.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Software Engineering

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First