Leads a team of 10–15 systems engineers responsible for electro-optical system requirements, architecture, interfaces, verification, compliance, and design reviews across the program lifecycle. Directs work planning, resource allocation, technical integration, milestone reviews, documentation, and objective evidence development. Collaborates with engineering, program, customer, and subcontractor teams across distributed sites while managing people development, budgets, schedules, and strategic systems engineering execution.
Standard Job Description
Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Manager for Electro-Optical Systems Engineering to join the Optical Systems Engineering team! We are looking for a highly motivated Electro-Optical Lead Systems Engineer to become a member of the Systems Engineering and Integration Team (SEIT) and drive requirements and verification strategy through all system design reviews to sell-off. You will provide end-to-end governance, maintenance, and strategic direction of Electro-Optical requirements across the program lifecycle, from preliminary design through deployment. As part of the systems leadership group you will direct a team in the development and management of specifications, requirements, and verification material, interface documents, and related engineering documents. This will include leading coordination of the systems team across multiple geographically distributed sites and interacting with the larger program team, sub-contractor teams, customer team, and executive management. Your responsibilities in this role will include the following:
- Manage a team of 10-15 systems engineers while providing strategic leadership
- Direct and oversee the systems engineering work plan, resource allocation, and team delivery to ensure mission success.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with engineers, program managers, and subject matter experts to develop, analyze, and verify system requirements and interfaces, ensuring documentation and governance accordingly.
- Provide technical oversight and strategic guidance on component needs, driving cross-functional groups to deliver solutions that meet system and customer requirements.
- Direct verification planning, execution, and analysis coordination across distributed sites and stakeholder groups.
- Lead and chair system engineering, analysis, and integration activities, driving decision-making and technical resolution throughout the program lifecycle.
- Establish and direct system compliance frameworks, objective evidence creation, and documentation standards.
- Direct and lead system design reviews, ensuring alignment with technical baselines, customer requirements, and program objectives.
- Additional managerial responsibilities include people development, budget/schedule accountability, and strategic planning for systems engineering deliverables.
Basic Qualifications
- Experienced leading teams with complex, competing priorities maximizing success across multiple objectives and constraints
- Proficiency in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) including experience with Cameo or similar.
- Experience with requirements management and verification (including requirement engineering, requirements management, verification and validation, test planning)
- Producing and maintaining ICDs
- Understanding of systems architecture, interface control, and requirement traceability concepts.
- Excellent communication skills—able to produce clear documentation and present technical information to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multi‑disciplinary teams and influence without direct authority.
Desired Skills
- Strategic Vision & Execution
- Experience with space-based electro-optical payload systems and their sub-systems and components; including design, development, testing; EO/IR, RF, electro-optical, sensor, laser, spacecraft, and ground systems
- Knowledge of industry-standard verification methodologies as well as tools such as IBM DOORS or equivalent
- Familiarity with traceability between requirements, design, verification and objective evidence
- Experience with reviewing and evaluating verification Objective Evidence and collaborating with engineering design teams to identify and resolve verification issues
- Prior experience with planning and execution of major milestone reviews (such as SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
- Knowledge of systems engineering for full space mission architectures, including both space and ground segments
- Experience with new mission and system architecture development, concept development, and technology maturation.
- Familiarity with one or more of the following: electronics and FPGA technical experience, electro-optical sensor system technical experience, space-based systems technical experience
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical and/or engineering teams
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Experience in programs ranging from Class A to Class D development environments
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $166900.00 - $309900.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
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