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Systems Engineer, Staff (DOORS Admin) - GMD Weapons Systems (GWS)

Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama

Job Responsibilities

Job ID: 697380BR Date posted: Jul. 09, 2025
Description:What We're Doing
Become a part of something IMPACT-ful! Ground Missile Defense (GMD) is the heart of the Missile Defense System and a key element of our nation’s defense against ballistic missile attacks.

The GMD Weapon System (GWS) processes data from multiple sensors to identify and characterize the inbound ballistic missile threat, plans the best defensive solution, and launches the intercepting missiles to negate the threat.

The Work
The successful candidate will possess the ability to work as a part of an integrated team tasked with maintaining the physical, functional, and technical requirements baselines necessary to describe the desired capabilities using the DOORS tool as an experienced administrator.

Due to the nature of the role, this is not being offered as a teleworking or hybrid position.

Who We Are
Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and harnessing innovation to make the world a safer place. Our RMS business in Huntsville, AL is a hub of talented engineers, scientists, and professionals committed to shaping the future of defense technology. We value collaboration, excellence, and integrity in everything we do. As a part of our team, you will work alongside like-minded individuals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

Why Join Us
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here!

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Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline and minimum of 8 years relevant experience; or 4 years relevant experience with a Master's degree.
• Active Secret Security clearance
• Experience as a DOORS Administrator performing functions such as the following:
- Integrating a single baseline across multiple product lines across multiple sites
- Synchronizing modules across sites
- Maintaining and developing processes and procedures
- Providing training to junior engineers
- Tracking and reporting metrics
- Reviewing submitted content of technical products
- Acting as the technical interface to customer (MDA) counterparts as required
• Ability to analyze high-level user needs and, through a structured and logical approach, develop requirements management schema and attributes
• Sufficient programming skills to be able to generate DXL scripts to provide manipulation of DOORS data
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent team collaboration skills
• Demonstrated capability to perform assigned tasks with minimal direction with an attention to detail
• Recent experience working in an Agile environment using the Atlassian toolset (Jira/Confluence)
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
Desired Skills:
• Current/Active Top Secret Clearance
• Recent and extensive background in Ballistic Missile Defense, midcourse missile defense
• Extensive DOORS scripting experience is strongly desired
• Proven DOORS performance improvement
• Experience with Element Specification (ES) Coordination: conduct C2BMC internal CCB
• Experience with Produce monthly Detailed ES
• Experience with Produce Summary ES for delivery to the government
• Ability to maintain different formats of ES in DOORS: Spiral Effectivity and type (Summary, Detailed)
• Experience with BMD XML Specification Support
• Experience with how to use XML to report BMDS status
• Experience with technical performance measures (TPMs).
• Ability to define the relationships between internal and external components
• Ability to communicate the desired component relationships to a diverse group of customers, developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and users
• Experience generating system/element level functional, performance, and interface specifications to document and control the achievement of the desired capabilities
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
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: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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About

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.

United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.

Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.

Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

  • Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
  • Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
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Qualifications

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  • Collaborative

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  • Curious

    The ability to explore and drive new ideas. You think innovatively to come up with creative solutions to complex challenges.

  • Goal-oriented

    From planning and organizing to decision making, goal orientation produces impactful results. You set goals and strive to make things happen quickly and efficiently.

  • Proactive

    The ability to anticipate, plan and prepare for what lies ahead. You act rather than react to potential situations.

  • Problem Solver

    You work to tackle tough problems with complex solutions.

  • Strategic

    You observe, reflect and analyze processes to make more informed decisions.

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“Before I came to Lockheed Martin, I never thought I’d get these opportunities. The benefits available and the company’s value culture make it an incredibly supportive place to work, and I’m grateful to work somewhere that wants me to succeed. I hope to have a long career here making an impact, and I know I’ll be supported in doing that every step of the way.”

Ryan J., Enterprise Operations

Benefits

  • Healthcare

    Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.

  • 401(k)/Retirement Plans

    Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.

  • Professional Development

    We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave

    Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.

  • Paid Time Off

    We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.

  • Flex-time

    Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.

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