Software Engineering Manager / Lead

Standard Job Description

What We’re Doing:

At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS), we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training and education. We are a dynamic team on a recurring multi-year, critical program seeking a SW Engineering/SW Development Lead who likes to be challenged, solve problems and lead a highly skilled software development team.

Who We Are:

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance: Harnessing the Power of data collection and analysis across air, land, sea and space, thousands of sensors onboard manned and unmanned military platforms are collecting huge amounts of data. These ISR systems task, collect, process, analyze, fuse and disseminate the most mission-critical information. Oversee the design, development, documentation, and testing of software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business/mission problems or questions in computer language for solutions by means of data processing equipment. You will work directly with domain and industry experts and technical staff that design and Manages software development activities.

Who You Are:

As part of the Signals Reconnaissance Team the selected candidate will be the Software Development Lead, leading approximately 15 direct reports and overseeing approximately 50 software engineers on multiple projects within the Signals Reconnaissance products.

The Work:

* Ensuring the organization's staff is meeting all program and business commitments and to work with the Program Leadership team to drive Program Execution.
* Managing the staffing and resource allocation within the software domain. This includes recruiting and hiring candidates.
* Conducting performance evaluations, promotions, and career planning activities.
* Maintaining/updating Software Development Plans and Software SOPs. Ensuring that the Software team understands and follows plans and procedures.
* Guiding/mentoring the team on how to do conduct business with our customers, defining processes, and improving when needed with a continuous process improvement mindset.
* Gathering, analyzing, and using software and EVM metrics in waterfall, agile, and hybrid program executions.
* Creating SW development schedules in coordination with project engineers and ensure the team executes to the schedule.
* Cultivating and growing the Software Organization.
* Interfacing w/ Program Management, CAMs, Project Engineers, other discipline leaders, and customers over priorities, milestones and deliveries.
* Preparing Software Estimating through BOEs.
* Inserting Digital Transformation initiatives into software development execution (DevSecOps, Software Factory, Agile, Automated Test, genAI).

Why Join Us:

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life. Our flexible schedules, balance of in office and at home work, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. Check out our beautiful facility online, search ‘Lockheed Martin Deer Creek Facility in Littleton CO’.

Basic Qualifications

* Demonstrated leadership skills and behaviors that align with the Full Spectrum Leadership Imperatives.
* Experience with planning and coordinating software development in a team-oriented environment.
* Knowledgeable in Software Engineering Process and Tools, including experience in executing in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
* Experience across the Software Development Life Cycle including a minimum of 10 years of direct software development experience, preferably in C++, Java.
* Knowledge of LM and program processes and procedures
* Experience with software estimating tools, metrics identification and collection

Desired Skills

* AF DCGS familiarity/experience
* Direct experience performing L-Coded responsibilities over a team of at least 10 people.
* Experience with airborne ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and/or tactical data link processing
* DevSecOps tools such as Eyesight, Git/GitLab/BitBucket, JIRA and Confluence Familiarity with virtualization, containerization, and microservice architectures/technologies.
* Experience with Software Development Lifecycles in a DoD environment
* Experience in Planning – Staff, tools (SW Dev tools), maintaining a Software Development Plan (SDP)
* Knowledgeable of practices, artifacts (Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams, requirement database), documentation, Software Requirements Specification (SRS), Interface Requirements Specification (IRS), interface Control Document(ICD), Software Design Document(SDD), IDD, DBDD
* Understand Software Metrics (SLOC, Defects, Productivity) – gathering, analyzing, and using
* Understanding how genAI tools can be applied within a software development team

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $166900.00 - $309900.00

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, candidate's 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.