Software Engineer - Skunk Works - Level 3

Software Engineer - Skunk Works - Level 3

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. 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.

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.

Desired skills include 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), Experience with Service-based Application Development, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment, Proficient with Microsoft Office.