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Software Engineer Senior - Embedded with Security Clearance

Lockheed MartinGrand Prairie, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted 14 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This senior embedded software engineering role at Lockheed Martin offers a dynamic career path with significant growth potential, where you'll contribute to cutting-edge defense systems and benefit from a competitive salary range and hybrid work flexibility. You'll thrive here if you possess a strong background in embedded development, experience managing complex technical programs, and a desire to mentor and lead teams while leveraging your security clearance. Apply now to join a renowned organization and make a tangible impact on critical projects.

Quick Overview

Salary
$98.1k - $182.1k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Grand Prairie, TX, United States
Posted
2 days ago
ScrumAgileC++GitKanban

Job Description

Job Number 693 Standard Job Description Manages the design, development, operation, and maintenance of software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific, and manufacturing requirements. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

Oversees the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of such engineering applications and products such as laboratory simulation systems, airplane flight control and display systems, avionics, mechanical and electrical systems, weapons armament, commercial and military aircraft systems, mobile and ground-based defense systems, space systems, and other systems and applications of this nature. Insures the interface with customers, suppliers, application users, and other technical and support personnel.

Basic Qualifications • Must currently hold an Active DoD Secret Security Clearance to be considered for this position • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science. Other related degree field with significant software development experience • Experience with embedded development using a real-time operating system • Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical embedded software systems/programs • Process Improvement and Affordability experience • Software engineering Management or Software engineering Team Lead experience including task planning, budget management, subcontract management and/or employee development and mentoring

Desired Skills • Strong software architecture and design experience. • C/C++/Ada experience • Linux/VxWorks experience • DevSecOps experience (CI/CD, Git/Gitlab) • Agile development (Scrum/Kanban) • Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams • Basis of Estimate (BOE) development • Control Account Manager (CAM) experience • In addition to meeting security clearance requirements, candidate may need to be approved to work Special Access Program (SAP) prior to start of employment • Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience including Agile EVMS • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Prior Engineering Management • Proposal Development • Strong business acumen, management influence and whole systems thinking • Strong interpersonal skills Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $98100.00 - $182100.00 At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people.

Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally. 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, candidates 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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