Job ID: 709032BR Date posted: Oct. 27, 2025
Description:What We’re Doing:
At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS), we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training, and education. We are a dynamic team on a recurring multi-year, critical program seeking a SW Engineering/SW Development Lead who likes to be challenged, solve problems, and lead a highly skilled software development team.

Who We Are:
As risks to our hardware, software, and supply chains continue to rise, our customers require advanced solutions to mitigate growing vulnerabilities and ensure our systems can operate in cyber contested environments. Strong resiliency-focused engineering is essential to protecting Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) platform/weapon systems from increasingly sophisticated threats. The engineer will be part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team on the Trusted Security Solutions (TSS) Program. We are looking for professionals to work on Cross-Domain Solution (CDS) products that protect and defend the information flow of critical and time sensitive data on many military applications and networks. This position is on the Radiant Mercury program. Radiant Mercury is the US Navy's premier CDS, and LM has been the prime contractor for over 20 years. Oversee the design, development, documentation, and testing of software that contain solutions to business/mission problems. You will work directly with domain and industry experts as well as technical staff to design and manage software development activities.

Who You Are:
As part of the Radiant Mercury Team the selected candidate will be the Software Development Lead, leading approximately 10 direct reports and overseeing approximately 20 software engineers on multiple projects within the Radiant Mercury product.

The Work:
* Ensuring the organization's staff is meeting all program and business commitments and to work with the Program Leadership team to drive Program Execution.
* Managing the staffing and resource allocation within the software domain. This includes recruiting and hiring candidates.
* Conducting performance evaluations, promotions, and career planning activities.
* Maintaining/updating Software Development Plans and Software SOPs. Ensuring that the Software team understands and follows plans and procedures.
* Guiding/mentoring the team on how to do conduct business with our customers, defining processes, and improving when needed with a continuous process improvement mindset.
* Gathering, analyzing, and using software and EVM metrics in waterfall, agile, and hybrid program executions.
* Creating SW development schedules in coordination with project engineers and ensure the team executes to the schedule.
* Cultivating and growing the Software Organization.
* Interfacing w/ Program Management, CAMs, Project Engineers, other discipline leaders, and customers over priorities, milestones and deliveries.
* Preparing Software Estimating through BOEs.
* Inserting Digital Transformation initiatives into software development execution (DevSecOps, Software Factory, Agile, Automated Test, AI).
* The work location is at the Deer Creek Facility (DCF) in Littleton Colorado with limited ability to work remotely. The Candidate will be required to come into the site to conduct their work. Travel may be required for this position.

Why Join Us:
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life. Our flexible schedules, balance of in office and at
home work, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. Check out our beautiful facility online, search ‘Lockheed Martin Deer Creek Facility in Littleton CO’.
Basic Qualifications:
- Demonstrated leadership skills and behaviors that align with the Full Spectrum Leadership Imperatives.
- Experience with planning and coordinating software development in a team-oriented environment.
- Knowledgeable in Software Engineering Process and Tools, including experience in executing in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Experience across the Software Development Life Cycle including a minimum of 10 years of direct software development experience, preferably in C++, Java.
- Knowledge of LM and program processes and procedures
- Experience with software estimating tools, metrics identification and collection
- Familiarity with Linux operating systems.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Obtain Security+ certification within 6 months of starting
Desired Skills:
- Previous Functional Manager responsibilities/experience performing L-Coded responsibilities over a team of at least 10 people.
- Experience in Planning – Staff, SW Dev tools, maintaining Software Development Plans (SDP)
- Understand Software Metrics (SLOC, Defects, Productivity) – gathering, analyzing, and using
- Experience with data parsing and formatting techniques
- Experience with developing software for secure systems
- Experience installing or developing a CDS
- Experience in certification and accreditation of a CDS
- Experience with government standards and guidelines and their impact to a CDS
- Familiarity with cross-domain solutions or other security-focused technologies.
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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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
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 $134,000 - $236,325. 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.
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: Software Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First