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Systems Engineer (Combat Systems) - Intern

Lockheed Martin
Mount Laurel, United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Nov 2025
💰 $77,788/yr($58,552/yr$77,788/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

Secret

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Rotary and Mission Systems

Department

XECTS8:Mission Planner Prod

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Possible

Job Code/Title

N9064:College Student Tech Spec

Job Class

Systems Engineering: Other

Job Category

Co-op/Summer Intern

Req Type

Part-Time

Job Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we 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 development 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. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.

At Lockheed Martin's RMS business, we are working on many exciting defense programs and developing cutting edge products and applications to meet the complex and evolving needs of our customers. A major portion of our work includes writing robust software and firmware applications and doing some very impressive modeling and simulations for these exciting and mission critical programs. We are currently looking to fill roles on the Mission Planner DevSecOps Engineering Team.

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has an opportunity for a Systems Engineer Intern. The Systems Engineer Intern will be responsible for analysis, design, integration, and test. Tasking will include development of mission critical software and hardware requirements. The candidate will be responsible for development of requirements using SysML diagrams and constructs. The candidate will also complete systems engineering related tasks to meet cost, schedule and technical objectives. Knowledge of system engineering process desired. Experience with Java and/or C/C++ programming language, algorithm and software development is desired.

Performs requirements development, verification and validation, cost and risk, supportability, and effectiveness analyses for large scale systems. Performs data analysis and code inspection in C++ and/or Java to troubleshoot element and system level issues. Works in a team environment on one or more of the following areas: analysis, requirements development, design, modeling, simulation, integration, and test. Interfaces with the customer in performing test and evaluation activities, and interfaces with internal software teams to isolate and fix issues. Supports testing groups and performs waterfront installation and testing in-port or at-sea as needed.
We offer a continuous learning environment with strong career growth and advancement opportunities.

Must be a US Citizen.; This position will require a government security clearance.; This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications

-Pursuing a B.S. in Systems Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent.
-Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Desired skills

-Strong communications skills (written and verbal), strong team leadership, administrative and interpersonal skills.
-Experience with Java and/or C/C++ programming language, algorithm and software development or equivalent.
-Able to work independently or as a member of a team.

State

New Jersey

Zip

08054

EEO

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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Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout t

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