Systems Architect IV

Systems Architect IV

Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most. Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do morewe can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, CO seeks an innovative and experienced Systems Architect to support the team that designs, develops, and assess system-of-system, mission level architectures for a variety of national security mission partners. These activities support programs, captures, studies, projects, campaigns, executive steering group, etc. at multiple security levels from unclassified, to SCI, SAP, and combined SCI / SAP.

Ahead of Ready represents our purpose to work across business areas with a mission-oriented perspective to ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready for the missions of today - and for the future. In this role, you will :

• Understand mission context and assess impacts to mission outcomes based on changes to systems, threats, operational concepts, environments, and mission architectures
• Design, develop, assess, and demonstrate integrated mission and system of system concepts, architectures, concept of operation, etc. for addressing identified mission gaps
• Derive mission measures & metrics, reference mission threads and mission engineering threads for evaluation in Analysis of Alternative trade studies informing solution architectures, mission maturation roadmaps, technology investment decisions, requirements, etc.
• Work in coordination with analysis and assessments counterparts to define and utilize digital engineering model representations of systems, and system of systems, using a variety of MBSE, visualization, and simulation tools such as Cameo, STK, AFSIM, Matlab / Python, etc.
• Assimilate results into compelling written, verbal, and visual narratives that convey mission and business value, and anticipated potential questions, concerns, and / or biases of clients and stakeholders
• Proactively collaborate with counterparts in other business areas / mission domains and corporate in the planning and execution of integrated mission solution

Our level 4 employees typically have 9-15 years of experience.

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin fosters a work environment that encourages big-picture thinking. Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.

Benefits you can enjoy include :

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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.

The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

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

This position is incentive plan eligible.