Mission Systems Architect

Lockheed Martin•Littleton, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Going to space is just the beginning. It’s what you do when you get there that matters. Lockheed Martin builds the satellites and spacecraft that do amazing things in space for government and commercial customers. Connecting people. Advancing discovery. And protecting what matters most. Lockheed Martin-built satellites give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide. As we look to the future, we’re driving innovations to help our customers do even more in orbit. That’s why we’re crafting smarter satellites that operate like smartphones in the sky, with apps that can be updated in orbit so they can adapt as mission needs on the ground change. Your mission is ours. And as that mission evolves, we’ll be ready. Will you? Every day, our 115,000 employees come to work with one focus – our customers’ missions. 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. Lockheed Martin. Your Mission is Ours. What does this role look like? Lockheed Martin is seeking a Mission Architect (MA) for a new RF program. As the Mission SME, is the primary individual responsible for customer engagement on mission requirements and technical performance. Develops concept of operations, mission needs, operational user community needs, and assesses the impact of technical changes to mission performance. Develops key performance measures, as appropriate, subject to cost and schedule constraints and factors. Develops and oversees simulations and analysis to derive and validate system requirements. Maintains knowledge of current technologies and design and analysis methodologies. Responsible for modeling and simulation, performance analysis, quantitative methods. Monitors changes in stakeholder needs and evaluates impact on the architecture; evaluates the impacts of architecture changes to stakeholder needs. Important Details This is an Senior Career (level 5) role where a successful candidate would have more than 8 years of professional experience. Selected candidate will be required to possess an Active TS/SCI security clearance for consideration. This position is contingent upon the program award expected in Quarter 1 2026.

Requirements

Experience designing and developing simulations and analysis
Experience with mission analysis programs such as STK
Experience with modeling and simulation tools and programing languages such as MATLAB or Python
Experience interfacing with customers and internal stakeholders communicating the capabilities of the systems, and identify risks and mitigation plans
Strong integration skills and experience in end to end systems
Active TS/SCI security clearance, thus requiring US Citizenship

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and delivering RF ground stations with associated hardware and software
Experience with modeling and simulation of RF payloads
Experience architecting RF hardware and software for efficient performance
Experience with RF ground systems and associated Command and Control, Mission Management Software
Experience with DevSecOps and/or Cyber Security
Experience in Agile development, cloud-based architecture
Experience translating user needs or requirements into system CONOPS
Experience applying system architecture trades and analysis techniques
Experience with systems engineering milestone reviews including SRR, PDR, or CDR
Experience analyzing and optimizing operational and organizational concepts, requirements, models, architectures, and workflows
Ability to drive coordinated resolution to issues across multiple work locations and organizational structure, including with remote team members
Ability to operate in a dynamic environment and take on numerous roles as part of the daily project operations
Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker with the ability to apply appropriate systems thinking skills to solve problems and implement constructive change
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members
Business capture process experience, architecture definition, baseline control and writing bases of estimates

Responsibilities

primary individual responsible for customer engagement on mission requirements and technical performance
Develops concept of operations, mission needs, operational user community needs, and assesses the impact of technical changes to mission performance
Develops key performance measures, as appropriate, subject to cost and schedule constraints and factors
Develops and oversees simulations and analysis to derive and validate system requirements
Maintains knowledge of current technologies and design and analysis methodologies
Responsible for modeling and simulation, performance analysis, quantitative methods
Monitors changes in stakeholder needs and evaluates impact on the architecture; evaluates the impacts of architecture changes to stakeholder needs