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Software Engineer (Test Automation) - Early Career

Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Sept 2025
💰 $119,830/yr($60,200/yr$119,830/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

Secret

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Aeronautics Company

Department

6L7F70:SST Simultn Sys SW Dev Eng

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Yes

Job Code/Title

E1071:Software Engineer Asc

Job Class

Software Engineering

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Req Type

Full-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 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.


Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time Early Career Software Engineer (Test Automation) for the Automated Test Environment (ATE) Team. ATE team is responsible for providing state-of-the-art capabilities to perform automated test of Onboard Flight Programs (OFPs) in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) environments for the Integrated Fighter Group (IFG) Line of Business. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, integration, test and deployment of automated test applications. Your responsibilities will include:
• Designing and developing applications using C# and object oriented techniques
• Integrating and testing software in HITL simulation systems
• Designing and developing data analysis tools using C#, C++, JSON and Python

You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related STEM discipline.

• Ability to develop software in C#, Python or C++.

• 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

• Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems.

• Experience using software configuration management tools such as git and gitlab.

• Experience using Jira.

• Experience utilizing JSON and XML.

Familiarity with aircraft (Pilot Vehicle Interface) PVI concepts.

Understand automation concepts, verification and validation of user interfaces, verification of aircraft interfaces and displays.

Experience with inter-process communication (TCP/IP and UDP, shared memory, message queues).

Experience in designing and maintaining inter-process communications protocols and messaging interfaces.

Experience with parallel computing, concurrent programming, and event based programming.

State

Texas

Zip

76108

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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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.

City, State

Fort Worth-TX

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