Software Engineer - Level 5

Lockheed Martin•Fort Worth, TX

22h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Mission Assurance Software Engineer Senior-Staff supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and Integrated Fighter Group (IFG) platforms. Opportunities to support other LM Aero platforms may become available as the candidate progresses in this role. The role require expert-level technical mastery, a proven ability to define and steer agile development strategy, and visionary experience in embedded and mission-critical software across multiple programs. The candidate sets program-wide AT software architecture, defines design and interfaces standards, leads internal and external design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.) and drives adoption of emerging protection technologies and advanced analysis methodologies across the Aeronautics portfolio. Daily tasks include but are not limited to the following: - Establish and govern the program-wide unit test and requirements-driven testing strategy; mentor testing leads across multiple sub-systems. - Define agile governance for the program, coach senior engineers and program managers on best-practice adoption, and present progress to senior leadership. - Set architectural standards, define source-control policies, and oversee implementation of critical software features across sub-systems. - Architect enterprise-wide middleware frameworks, define integration contracts, and provide technical guidance to subordinate software teams. - Establish CI/CD best-practice standards, define pipeline performance metrics, and ensure compliance with security and quality gates for all software streams. - Define embedded-software strategy, including memory-mapped hardware, bare-metal, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and safety-critical design practices for the entire program. - Oversee program-wide root-cause investigations, coordinate cross-functional response teams, and produce executive-level after-action reports. - Collaborate with system engineers, hardware engineers, and test teams to ensure software meets interface, performance, and security requirements. - Author program-level architecture, standards, and compliance documentation; serve as the authoritative technical reference for internal and external stakeholders. - The successful candidate will report to the Mission Assurance F-35 & IFG Manager, working under the Mission Assurance Senior Manager, and be expected to work closely with the other members of the Mission Assurance staff to ensure synergy across the Aero portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum 12+ years of software‑development experience, including program-wide technical leadership of embedded or mission-critical systems.
Secret Clearance with ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance.
Must be a US Citizen.

Nice To Haves

Expert-level C/C++ programming background; ability to design reusable libraries and frameworks
Extensive experience with GNU build tools (Make, CMake, etc.)
Hands-on experience with AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools (Vitis, Vivado) and integration of FPGA-based IP
Extensive Linux development experience (user-space and kernel-level), including driver development and performance tuning.
Advanced embedded software experience (memory-mapped hardware; practical FPGA integration; deep knowledge of RTOS and bare-metal development; proven ability to perform rate-monotonic scheduling analysis)
Extensive experience with cryptographic libraries (OpenSSL, WolfSSL, etc.) and implementation of secure-coding best practices in mission-critical software.
Prior ownership of GitLab (or similar) source-control strategy and design/maintenance of enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines is desired.
Experience leading unit test and requirements-driven test development.
Advanced use of Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence (or equivalents).
Familiarity with JSF and/or IFG Mission Systems, Combat Navigation & Identification (CNI), Electronic Warfare (EW), Weapons, and Radar sub-systems.
Reverse Engineering background.

Responsibilities

Establish and govern the program-wide unit test and requirements-driven testing strategy; mentor testing leads across multiple sub-systems.
Define agile governance for the program, coach senior engineers and program managers on best-practice adoption, and present progress to senior leadership.
Set architectural standards, define source-control policies, and oversee implementation of critical software features across sub-systems.
Architect enterprise-wide middleware frameworks, define integration contracts, and provide technical guidance to subordinate software teams.
Establish CI/CD best-practice standards, define pipeline performance metrics, and ensure compliance with security and quality gates for all software streams.
Define embedded-software strategy, including memory-mapped hardware, bare-metal, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and safety-critical design practices for the entire program.
Oversee program-wide root-cause investigations, coordinate cross-functional response teams, and produce executive-level after-action reports.
Collaborate with system engineers, hardware engineers, and test teams to ensure software meets interface, performance, and security requirements.
Author program-level architecture, standards, and compliance documentation; serve as the authoritative technical reference for internal and external stakeholders.