Job ID: 720053BR Date posted: Mar. 16, 2026
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The Fleet Ballistic Missile Systems Integration & Sustainment Team is growing and currently seeking a Systems Engineer Associate Manager to join their Team in Cape Canaveral, FL.

The Lockheed Martin FBM System Integration Sustainment Team integrates, sustains, and upgrades the U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy's Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs), primarily the Trident II D5, ensuring peak readiness, performance, and longevity through advanced digital tools, rigorous testing, and lifecycle support, functioning as a critical partner in strategic deterrence by maintaining complex hardware, software, and support systems for decades.
The L4, Systems Engineer Associate Manager will lead the In Tube Conversion (ITC) team. You will be the prime technical contact for all ITC efforts and will lead a team of six individuals. This position will be responsible for coordinating daily work assignments to ensure requirements are being met. The ITC group ensures that all Support Equipment and Test Missile Kit equipment is calibrated, certified and ready to support a flight test operation.

This position will provide the longer term planning/scheduling of man power assignments to maintain flight test schedules, attend the project status meetings with the customers, adjudicating discrepancies with other contractors/branches, developing the proposals for the next contract, monitoring budgets and making adjustments as needed.

You will be responsible for maintaining the cost, schedule and on time performance of the SP27 requirements.

In addition, you will:
• Provide technical guidance and oversight to team on complex repair and test activities
• Support Equipment Refresh projects related to the Destruct Test Set (DTS), System Interface Test Unit (SITU), High Voltage Simulator (HVD), Radio Frequency Probe, as well as the Integration of hands on LE missile alteration, production, testing, and acceptance
• Have in-depth knowledge of the interdisciplinary relationships of missile system requirements, weapon system and Range interfaces, and Facility operations
• Provide direct interaction with senior external personnel and the LMS organization on significant technical matters
• Monitor Support Equipment status, identify and resolve significant problems, and alert the Field Engineering Manager and LMS organizations
• Liaise with these organizations to ensure prompt resolution of problems, including analysis of potential causes, suggested interim measures, and final corrective actions
• Coordinate overall engineering and technical assistance to NOTU during Preparations, In-Tube Conversion, and subsequent testing and checkout of SP27/LMS cognizant SWS Weapons Systems.
• Light to moderate travel will be required as schedules dictate.
• Ability to climb up and down ladders to access submarines is required.
Basic Qualifications:
• Familiarity with Mechanical Support Equipment installation and removal
• Familiarity with Systems level testing
• Interim Secret Clearance prior to start
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance.; US Citizenship required
Desired Skills:
• Mechanical skills
• Electronic background
• Equipment testing experience
• USN-SSBN (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear) or SWS (Strategic Weapon System) experience
• Presentation computer skills
• Active DoD Clearance
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret
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: 9x80 every other Friday off
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.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First