Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2 days ago
Senior Software Engineer - Level 3
Job ID: 698250BR Date posted: Jul. 22, 2025
Description:We are Lockheed Martin

The Skunk Works (Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs) is looking for world-class talent in Software Engineering to be a part of a team that will carry on our 80-year tradition-making history in advanced aircraft development. The vehicle management software team writes software for a wide range of aircraft subsystems that make an airplane fly. We are a highly innovative, multi-site, fast paced team developing modular and reusable software to support both our current platforms and the aircraft of the future.

What You Will Be Doing

You will be able to take your passion for software and avionics and your experience as an embedded software engineer and use it to help develop software for a wide range of aircraft systems supporting both rapid prototyping efforts and deliverable software.

The responsibilities for this role will include:
- full software lifecycle development spanning across many avionics services, ground station development and mission system software technologies.
- supporting ground station development for manned and unmanned systems
- development of simulations to support software development
- interfacing with key software and systems engineers to define requirements for rapid prototypes
- participating in integration and test events
- supporting planning and scheduling for key integration and milestone events

***MUST be an US citizen as this position requires a Secret clearance***

What’s In It For You: 3 day weekends every weekend!

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

This position offers a motivated engineer the opportunity to have a high impact on a productive program as they grow their own skillset.

Travel up to 10% may be required.

Fort Worth, TX
This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.
Basic Qualifications:
• 4-year degree in B.S. Computer Science, B.S Computer Engineering or B.S. Electrical Engineering
• Technical leadership and mentoring of small teams
• Experience with C/C++ programming languages
• Experience with Linux or RTOS (real time operating systems) and associated development toolchains
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience with developing software for avionics systems
• Experience with the software development process in a team environment (peer reviews, unit testing, configuration management, defect tracking)
• Experience with integrating hardware and software
• Must be comfortable working in a lab environment and understand distributed systems
• ACTIVE Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years
Desired Skills:
• Experience in scripting languages (e.g. python)
• Experience using agile software development tools and methodologies (e.g. Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence, etc.)
• Experience with Modeling and Simulation
• Experience with AFSIM
• Experience with image generators and associated interfaces (e.g., CIGI)
• Experience with frontend development (e.g., Qt)
• Experience with backend development, transport, and messaging protocols, (e.g., UDP, TCP, Multicast, DDS, AMQ, etc.)
• Experience with distributed simulation environments and associated standards (e.g., DIS, HLA, etc.)
• Ability to build/maintain relationships and collaborate effectively with others
• Strong decision making and judgment skills
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: 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.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Software Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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