Software Engineer - Level 2

Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Minimum 1 + years of software‑development experience, including embedded or mission‑critical systems.

Secret Clearance with ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance.

Job Description

We are Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s products play an important role in the national security of the United States and more than 70 other countries, ensuring peace and stability around the world. Highly trained and specialized personnel and facilities are key to the company’s unrivaled success in the aeronautics industry. Our workforce of more than 25,000 has pre‑eminent expertise in advanced aircraft design and production, modification and support, stealth technology and systems integration.

What You Will Be Doing

This position is for a Mission Assurance Software Engineer supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and Integrated Fighter Group (IFG) platforms. Opportunities to support other LM Aero platforms may become available as the candidate progresses in this role. The role requires a solid technical foundation, the ability to work in an agile environment under general direction, and a foundation in embedded software development.

The candidate assists in the design, development, testing, and debugging of Anti‑Tamper (AT) software services while adhering to Lockheed Martin coding standards and development processes. Working under senior guidance, the engineer contributes to AT software architecture, design, and interface definitions, and attends internal and external design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.) incorporating feedback to improve the solution. The candidate continuously updates knowledge of emerging protection technologies and modern software design and analysis methodologies.

Daily tasks include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in developing, maintaining, and executing unit tests and requirements‑driven test suites for mission‑critical software components.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives) and use agile tools to track work and deliverables.
• Implement software features with mentor oversight; manage source code.
• Contribute to the development of middleware components that enable communication between mission systems and hardware subsystems.
• Assist with the stand-up, configuration, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, static analysis, testing, and deployment.
• Perform embedded software development, such as memory‑mapped hardware access, bare‑metal coding, and real‑time operating system (RTOS) integration.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis, with guidance, of software anomalies: fault isolation, debugging, and after‑action reporting.
• Collaborate with system engineers, hardware engineers, and test teams to ensure software meets interface, performance, and security requirements.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, test procedures, and operational guidance as directed by the Mission Assurance Software Technical Lead.
• The successful candidate will report to the Mission Assurance F-35 & IFG Manager, working under the Mission Assurance Senior Manager, and be expected to work closely with the other members of the Mission Assurance staff to ensure synergy across the Aero portfolio.

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity

Candidate will also have the ability to travel to Lockheed Martin facilities, supplier sites, and customer locations. Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

This position is in Fort Worth, TX

Desired Skills

Working knowledge of C/C++ programming

Familiarity with GNU build tools (Make, CMake, etc.).

Basic familiarity with AMD/Xilinx FPGA products and design suite (Vitis, Vivado).

Linux development experience, including kernel‑level or user‑space programming.

Introductory exposure to embedded software concepts such as memory-mapped hardware, basic understanding of FPGA integration, awareness of real-time operating systems, and basic scheduling.

Awareness of common crypto libraries (OpenSSL, WolfSSL, etc.) and secure coding best practices.

Familiarity with requirements-driven test development and basic use of GoogleTest (or similar) framework.

Root‑cause analysis skills, including fault isolation, debugging, and after‑action reporting.

Basic use of Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence (or equivalents).

Exposure to GitLab (or similar) source-control; basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

Familiarity with JSF and/or IFG Mission Systems, Combat Navigation & Identification (CNI), Electronic Warfare (EW), Weapons, and Radar sub-systems.

Reverse Engineering background.

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.