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At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin 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 outstanding skills and experiences to create, craft and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture supports employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, encouragement and focus and if you have the passion, we want to build a better tomorrow with you!

This Spacecraft/Payload Flight Software Development Associate Manager position will be responsible for functional leadership of 5-8 engineers across two Agile Development teams and will have cost, execution, and schedule oversight. The group is actively developing a specialized Space payload using cutting-edge hardware and software technologies. You'll be engaged on the functional aspects of leading the organization while also remaining highly engaged in the technical solutions the team is developing plus supporting integration with the Spacecraft Bus to allow for a 2026 launch to Low Earth Orbit.

Your responsibilities for this role will include building the teams, managing day-to-day operations, maintaining / expanding lab infrastructure and site infrastructure to support the developers that you'll be responsible for identifying and hiring. You are responsible for providing technical coaching and mentoring, work assignments, employee career development, continuous ongoing feedback, and being their employees advocate in opportunity discussions. You will be responsible for coordinating employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessments, salary planning, recognition/disciplinary actions, staffing, and engineering competency development.

Basic Qualifications:

- Minimum 5 years of experience in full lifecycle of Software Engineering for software intensive projects

- Minimum 2 years direct tangible experience and understanding managing software and systems engineering efforts using Agile methods, processes, and practices

- Ability to Coach and Mentor software developers and other team members

Desired Skills:

- Experience leading teams of 5-10 employees

- Experience with C, C++, or Python

- Familiarity with Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT) technologies

- Familiarity with Radio Frequency (RF) communications, Software Defined Radio (SDR), Signal Processing

- Experiencing with costing for proposals, BOEs and ROMs

- Experience Interviewing, Hiring and Building Teams

- Recent Experience as Product Owner, Scrum Master, and/or Release Train Engineer

- Familiarity with common Agile and DevSecOps Engineering Tools, such as GitLab and Jira

- Bachelor's degree or above in an engineering/technical discipline from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education

- Ability and desire to professionally represent Lockheed Martin to a variety of internal and external stakeholders

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Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Top Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression 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.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work 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.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

The 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.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help 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, develop, 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. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: SPACE

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Software Engineering

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First