Who we are
Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions. Our Manassas campus is a thriving center of engineering expertise, fostering a culture that encourages creativity, excellence, and the creation of exceptional products. Our team is made up of dedicated professionals who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
What We’re Doing
At Lockheed Martin, we're at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and innovation. Our campus in Manassas, Virginia is a hub for engineering excellence, where we tackle some of the world's most challenging engineering problems. We pride ourselves on our culture of creativity, excellence, and product innovation.
The Work
This position is for a System Safety Engineer to support the Mission Electronics Subsystem (MES) Program at our Manassas, Virginia facility. This Safety Engineer will have a primary focus on mission system Command and Control Integration (C2I). This Safety Engineer will support the lead MES Safety Engineer in conducting the System Safety Program to address the integrated system’s safety position throughout the development, verification and validation.
This Safety Engineer will actively participate in the MES System Safety Working Group and will lead regular communication with engineering representatives across industry partners. This Safety Engineer must be highly proactive and capable of implementing a strategy for integrated software safety. This Safety Engineer must be able to evaluate analyses from distributed partner teams, identify integrated safety risk, and determine where additional risk mitigation is required.
The primary responsibilities include:
- Leading the C2I software safety efforts, with a focus on ensuring safety features and controls for mitigation/elimination of hazards are in place across subsystem boundaries
- Evaluating risk assessment and mitigation across mission systems interfaces, reviewing safety mishaps and hazards, reporting on risk assessment and mitigation at C2I reviews
- Ensuring mission systems safety requirements are in place and tracking those requirements through verification
- Completing System Safety hazard analyses and documenting results for delivery
Why Join Us
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
Joining Lockheed Martin means becoming part of a team that's making a significant impact in the field of engineering. When you choose to work with us, you'll enjoy:
•An excellent working environment equipped with state-of-the-art tools.
•The opportunity to work alongside industry leaders and top-notch professionals.
•A chance to be a part of solving some of the world's most challenging engineering problems.
•A culture that encourages creativity, excellence, and the development of remarkable products.
If you're ready to take your career to the next level, work on groundbreaking projects, and be a part of a team that thrives on innovation, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our mission.
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
- Experience with MIL-STD-882 based Safety programs
- Experience in System-of-Systems evaluation and assessing multi-component integrated systems
- Communication experience with partner organizations and with customer representatives, delivering appropriate messages and working through issue resolution
- Experience with Systems Engineering and Safety processes in all phases of the development lifecycle
- Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.
- Qualified candidate must be able to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance. This requires US Citizenship.
- Involvement in detailed software and hardware design/development programs
- Experience supporting customer working groups and presenting at program reviews
- Experience with requirements management spanning definition, decomposition, and verification
- Experience with an Agile development environment
- US Navy Undersea Warfare experience, including sonar and sensors
- Experience with system diagrams and modeling, including CAMEO/Magic Draw
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00
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.
Skills Required
- Experience with MIL-STD-882-based safety programs
- Experience evaluating system-of-systems and assessing multi-component integrated systems
- Experience communicating with partner organizations and customer representatives, including issue resolution
- Experience with systems engineering and safety processes throughout the development lifecycle
- Proficiency in AI prompting as applied to the position
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Experience with detailed software and hardware design or development programs
- Experience supporting customer working groups and presenting at program reviews
- Experience with requirements management, including definition, decomposition, and verification
- Experience in an Agile development environment
- U.S. Navy undersea warfare experience, including sonar and sensors
- Experience with system diagrams and modeling using Cameo or MagicDraw
Lockheed Martin Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout element, with a strong 401(k) program and options like an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests these features meaningfully enhance total compensation and long‑term financial security.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is portrayed as comprehensive from day one, with multiple plan options, mental health resources, and virtual care. Wellness supports such as on‑site services and preventive programs are also highlighted.
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Flexible Benefits — Work arrangements often include compressed schedules and telework, contributing to a favorable work‑life balance. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a key reason many view the overall package positively.
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What We Do
Customer Focus, Innovation and Purpose are Built Into Everything We Do. Lockheed Martin. Your Mission is Ours ™. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
