Senior Systems Engineer Staff, Level 5 - Clearance Required

Lockheed Martin Corporation•Aurora, CO

47d•Onsite

About The Position

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. This Chief Engineer role is within the Double Eagle organization supporting the Ground Engineering (GE) Team in Colorado and reporting directly to the GE Manager. As the GE Chief Engineer, you will: Guide prioritization and execution of activities across the GE Team - actively monitor and maintain awareness of all events, activities, and systems Provide technical guidance for teams of specialized engineers who identify and troubleshoot ground issues with hardware, software, and networks, provide anomaly response and resolution support, support root-cause investigations, and provide technical recommendations to contract Management and Customers. Communicate consistently with Customers - providing technical explanations and impact assessments, and answering questions Provide schedule coordination inputs Provide impact assessments and feedback for RFCs and future systems/updates Provide expertise in future team planning Provide technical mentorship to members of the GE Team Candidate should have ground engineering/operations experience, leadership skills, and a strong desire to help the greater team be successful. Candidate will be required to have existing technical knowledge of the Ground system, potentially be on-call, and occasionally work off-shift hours, responding to program needs. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. If you are looking to develop your leadership skills and contribute to a dynamic, fast-moving, high-performance team while adapting to ever-changing customer requirements, then this leadership position might be just for you!

Requirements

Space mission operations experience
Double Eagle Ground system knowledge and experience
Leadership experience of a technical team as team lead, project lead, or formal leader
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner to varying levels of employees, management and customers
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Must have an active TS/SCI clearance and CI poly

Nice To Haves

Experience with ground tools and metrics
Experience with 24x7 operations support, to include recall of key personnel
Experience with spacecraft/ground anomaly response/resolution
Experience developing automated solutions on systems originally built without automation
Understanding of/experience with Machine Learning and how to develop models
Experience utilizing a breadth of software platforms/languages: Python, PERL, Linux, AWS, etc.
Previous experience with a customer base on a program for complex systems, software development, and issue resolution
Ability to multi-task, especially to perform multiple assignments while meeting competing deadlines
Enjoys working in a team environment and collaborating with people in different functions
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment

Responsibilities

Guide prioritization and execution of activities across the GE Team - actively monitor and maintain awareness of all events, activities, and systems
Provide technical guidance for teams of specialized engineers who identify and troubleshoot ground issues with hardware, software, and networks, provide anomaly response and resolution support, support root-cause investigations, and provide technical recommendations to contract Management and Customers.
Communicate consistently with Customers - providing technical explanations and impact assessments, and answering questions
Provide schedule coordination inputs
Provide impact assessments and feedback for RFCs and future systems/updates
Provide expertise in future team planning
Provide technical mentorship to members of the GE Team