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Software Engineer – Early Career

Lockheed Martin
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Jan 2026
💰 $125,005/yr($62,700/yr$125,005/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

TS/SCI

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Space

Department

72B1A00:Missile Warning

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Possible

Job Code/Title

E1071:Software Engineer Asc

Job Class

Systems Engineering: Software

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Program

Next Gen GEO (NGG)

Req Type

Call-In

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.

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a full-time early career Software Engineer in Longmont, Colorado on the NextGen Geo (NGG) OPIR Program. In this role, you will integrate into a small, high-performing Product Team led by a Scrum Master and Product Owner, support daily
Scrum Meetings, Team Demos, and monthly
Staff Calls. Work under very general supervision
in support of larger team goals. The successful
candidate will have experience and/or
knowledge of software development activities
will involve design, development, maintenance,
and testing of code written primarily in C++. Be
able to interpret complex system requirements.
Must be a US Citizen; this position will require
obtaining a government security clearance. This
position is located at a facility that requires
special access

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in
Computer Science, Applied Mathematics,
Aerospace, Computer Engineering, or related
discipline.
• Programming experience or relevant course
work (C++/C, Java and/or Python)
• Experience developing maintainable code as
well as performing unit, integration, and
regression testing
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance

Desired skills

• Familiarity with Agile process
• Linux OS background/Experience developing in
a Linux environment
• Scripting skills
• Exposure to work high-stakes work environments & executing critical deliverables in
a fast-paced environment
• TS/SCI clearance
• Self-driven, strong work ethic and ability to
work independently with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication
skills, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
products

State

Colorado

Zip

80503

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 the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

City, State

Longmont-CO

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 da

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