Senior System Engineer

This position is part of the Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics - Advanced Development Programs team also known as “Skunk Works”, specializing in the development and licensing of vehicle control station software for unmanned systems.

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Job Description
As a Systems Engineer you will be working on mission critical Software (SW) for the control and analytics of uncrewed vehicles and systems.

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Canada SW is deployed globally in Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Medium (Shadow RQ-7), Large (Grey Eagle MQ-1C), and high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) systems as well as surface vehicles and target systems.

As part of the Skunk Works team, you ll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge next generation ground control system platforms as well as computer vision and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in the air and on the ground.

We re looking for a System Engineer to play a critical role in engineering mission critical SW for uncrewed vehicles. Primarily, system engineers support the development of these systems by developing the requirements, creating the system design, integrating completed components and testing against the original requirements. You will work tightly with developers to form a cohesive, cross functional team capable of bringing products from mission scenarios to a tested, polished, final product.

Job Summary /

Key Responsibilities

Performs technical planning, system integration, Verification and Validation (V&V), cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems

Perform analysis at all levels of total system product including: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal

Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints

Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and SW specifications

Support Systems Engineering Modernization team through these standardization tasks

Performs all duties with minimal supervision, consistently demonstrating a high level of initiative.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

8+ years of systems engineering experience, with experience in requirements engineering, system design, integration and verification and validation

Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline

Ability to work within a dynamic and fast paced team

Experience engaging with end users to define systems requirements

Experience in project leadership supporting goal setting, communications, delegating tasks, etc.

Experience in system design and integration

Experienced tester, including maintaining clear traceability from requirements

Eligible for Canadian Controlled Goods (CG) clearance.

Desired skills, qualifications and experience

Experience performing Systems Engineering activities associated with Model Based applications

Ability to present and communicate systems analyses and proposal in a professional manner for executive and customer review

Prior experience as a team lead or mentor, supporting training and development

Knowledge and experience with DO-278B certification would be beneficial

Experience with in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) industry would be very relevant to this position

Familiarity with Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586, STANAG 4817, Joint Authorities for Rule making on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) and other standards relevant to UAS.

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