Senior Satellite Systems Engineer - Clearance Required
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Fort Belvoir
Description: The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space.
nAt 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.
nIn this role as a Satellite Systems Engineer, Staff you will have the opportunity to conduct and lead mission/program-specific operations during readiness, execution, and evaluation phases. You will develop detailed plans and procedures to provide maximum mission support in areas such as orbit dynamics and performance analysis, provide technical direction for mission support, plan for critical activities, and provide alternate operating techniques. You will have the opportunity to work with different organizations and sites to implement various efforts across the IC. This includes resiliency test and tactics development as well as ops development.
nDuring the initial training period, the successful candidate will learn the system and may concurrently support tools creation, data analysis, and maintenance.
nThis Position requires the completion of a formal training program and certification to perform duties.
nThis position will require 24x7 rotating shift in support of program activities and will lead a small shift team.
nA TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph is required for this position.
nBasic Qualifications:
n• Experience or understanding of spacecraft operations
n• Experience supporting critical operations
n• Experience in any of these Engineering functions:
no System integration
no Planning
no Software testing
no System modeling or analysis
n• TS/SCI w Poly
nDesired Skills:
n• Experience establishing customer intimacy
n• Problem solving, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work across sites
n• Experience with astrodynamics and orbital mechanics including classical orbital (Keplerian) elements
n• Understanding of Satellite maneuver tools/techniques
n• Microsoft Office proficiency (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
n• Experience with MATLAB, SQL, HTML, Python, UNIX/Linux
nSecurity Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
nClearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly
nOther Important Information You Should Know
nExpression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
nAbility to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
nWork Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
nSchedule for this Position: Rotating 40 hour week as assigned by leader
nLockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
nThe application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
nJoin us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. 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.
nAs a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
nExperience Level: Experienced Professional
nBusiness Unit: SPACE
nRelocation Available: Possible
nCareer Area: Systems Engineering: Other
nType: Full-Time
nShift: Multiple shifts available