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Systems Engineer (Modeling and Simulation) - Early Career

Lockheed Martin
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Jan 2026
💰 $119,830/yr($60,200/yr$119,830/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

Top Secret

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Space

Department

71I0A00:TT&W SI&E Talent Center

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Possible

Job Code/Title

E1461:Systems Engineer Asc

Job Class

Systems Engineering: Models and Simulations

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Program

T3 Tracking

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 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.

The Mission Analysis and Simulations team within the SDA Tranche 3 Tracking program is seeking a systems engineer - early career, to support evaluation of mission performance and compliance to system-level requirements. This role will work with IR payload supplier data to estimate constellation level metrics. This position provides an opportunity to contribute to very early technical program direction for a high-profile national defense effort.

• Run models and simulations to evaluate sensor and system performance
• Develop tools to support system analysis
• Create high quality data products to simulate on-orbit data for ingestion by a ground system
• Build tools to validate simulator output and configure for end users
• Define and optimize processes and tool chains to maximize the effectivity of the analysis team

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, math, chemistry, or similar technical field of study.

- Proficiency in a scripting language – Python, Matlab or similar.

- Ability to obtain a final Top Secret security clearance.

Desired skills

Simulation / modeling
Matlab
Python Programming
Algorithm development
Infrared System Analysis
Current DoD Top Secret security clearance

State

California

Zip

94089

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

Sunnyvale-CA

Other Important Information

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 Schedule Information

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 employ

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