Systems Engineer Associate - Early Career

Lockheed Martin•Sunnyvale, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

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 a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours. Lockheed Martin is looking for a dedicated Systems Engineer to join the System Integration Team in Sunnyvale, CA supporting Space System Programs. As a System integrator, you will support end-to-end integration of space systems across hardware, software, and operations domain. This role is ideal for recent graduate or early-career engineer who wants hands-on exposure to end-to-end integration on spacecraft, payload, and requirements traceability, verification & validation (V&V), and cross-functional coordination of technical interfaces and system level test validation. This position will be on-site full time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related STEM field
0 - 3 years of professional experience in systems integration, testing, or engineering design within aerospace, defense, or mission-critical systems
Familiarity of basic systems engineering principles (requirements, interfaces, verification, validation).
Familiarity with multidisciplinary engineering concepts and spacecraft subsystems.
Strong analytical, documentation, and organizational skills.
U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Masters’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related STEM field preferred.
Internship, co-op, or work experience related to aerospace, robotics, defense, or complex system integration for space systems (satellites, payloads, launch vehicles, and ground/supporting systems)
Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS, Cameo, etc
Working knowledge of Python, MATLAB, or scripting for integration automation
Exposure to test environments, research lab, lab integration, or environmental testing.
Knowledge of space program lifecycle phases and review gates.
Active Interim or Active Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Support system integration planning across spacecraft subsystems (avionics, propulsion, power, thermal, structures, software, communications) interfaces and mission-level architecture
Maintain system level configuration management, requirements decomposition, interface definition, and traceability using DOORS and CAMEO
Develop and maintain system documentation such as Interface Control Documents (ICDs), integration procedures, test plans, and verification matrices and help track verification closure and configuration status
Assist in planning and executing integration, test, and verification (IT&V) activities
Support test procedure development, test execution, and anomaly documentation
Help track verification closure and configuration status
Participate in integration and test activities including subsystem integration, functional testing, environmental testing, and anomaly resolution
Coordinate technical inputs across engineering teams to ensure compatibility and interface alignment
Collaborate with hardware, software, avionics, propulsion, ground systems, and operations teams
Support integration reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR)
Prepare technical documentation, briefing charts, and status reports