Job ID: 713142BR Date posted: Jan. 08, 2026
Description: "Ahead of Ready"

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 more — we 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.

Systems engineering drives risk management by embedding identification, analysis, and mitigation throughout the entire system lifecycle.

As part of Global Comms and Navigation, you will use your systems engineering skills to integrate risk and opportunity from concept and requirements definition to design, integration, verification, and operations. By establishing clear system boundaries, tracing requirements to functional elements, and modeling interfaces, SE reveals where uncertainties and failures are most likely to arise. Ensuring risks are addressed proactively rather than retroactively enhances reliability, schedule adherence, and mission success.

In this role you will apply systems-engineering disciplines and digital tools to maintain a systematic risk framework that identifies, assesses, monitors, and responds to both threats and favorable conditions throughout the program lifecycle.

Responsibilities:
• Lead Risk/Opportunity Management Planning: Systematically identify, analyze, and prioritized potential threats and favorable conditions that could impact project objectives. This process begins with gathering input from stakeholders across functional areas to develop a comprehensive risk register and opportunity log.
• Facilitate Risk/Opportunity Identification: Proactively engage project stakeholders, subject matter experts, and cross functional teams to uncover both potential threats and advantageous conditions that could affect project outcomes. Throughout the process, the Risk/Opportunity Manager ensures that each entry is quantified for likelihood and impact, assigns preliminary owners, and aligns the findings with the project’s risk tolerance and opportunity capture thresholds, laying the groundwork for subsequent analysis, response planning, and continuous monitoring.
• Facilitate Risk/Opportunity Management Boards: Guide the formal governance forum that regularly reviews, evaluates, and directs the response to identified risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in studies and system trades for on-ramping of enhanced capabilities
• Support stretch assignments, such as proposal support, independent review teams

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Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package.
Basic Qualifications:
• Experience in or familiar with Risk Management Processes and Tools
• Experience with engineering fields
• Active or Current SECRET security clearance; US Citizenship required
Desired Skills:
• 5+ years of experience performing Systems Engineering, Program/Project Management, or Risk Management activities in the Aerospace industry
• Proficiency with Risk Management Processes and Platforms
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Agile development process, roles, and rhythms (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)
• Demonstrated ability to present to the customer and stakeholders
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: 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
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $109,200 - $192,510. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $125,600 - $217,695. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
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: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First