Software Engineer - Level 2

The Ground Data Systems and Services Organization is responsible for the architecture, development, deployment, and operation of Ground Data Systems (GDS) across all customer programs. We provide secure, scalable, and standardized solutions for programs across the Commercial Civil Space line of business, serving as a centralized hub of engineering expertise that enables mission success through innovative, cost-competitive, technologies and services.

This position is for a Software Engineer for operational support and software development for the Ground Data Lake (GDL) team of the GDS org in the Orion program. This position is in support of NASA's Artemis missions: Artemis 3, Artemis 4, Artemis 5 and any future missions in development.

This position will support development of big data tools and a data lake software architecture throughout a full stack and maintain tools including command line, GUI-based, and web-based applications that perform spacecraft telemetry data processing and analysis. All tasks will require working closely with the end users of all tools and responding to their feedback. Candidates may travel (< 25% of time) to support on-console and on-call operational activities during critical mission activities.

You will be a critical member on exciting, cutting-edge missions to bring humans back to the moon!

The Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Perform software code, unit test, and integration test development for a full stack data lake product supporting spacecraft test, analysis and operations
• Support software requirements development and formal verification development and tests
• Assist in operational support to spacecraft teams to deployed environments, including internally developed and 3rd party ground software. Includes ensuring real-time dataflows, data management process, querying processes, command building tools, and analysis tools
• Support troubleshooting of deployed ground system hardware, operating systems, and networks, coordinating with System Admins to resolve issues
• Perform SW development and maintenance in a variety of languages (Go, Python)
• Develop web-based RESTful services, GUI interfaces, tools to transform data, automation pipelines for spacecraft operations, and more
• Deploy and integrate software to operational environments, and provide operational support to systems and subsystems engineers within Orion
• Perform tasks in accordance with Orion and Lockheed Martin software development best practices and defined SW development processes
• Investigate opportunities to integrate AI into data processing and data analysis.

Plans, conducts, and coordinates software development activities. Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business/mission problems or questions in computer language for solutions by means of data processing equipment. Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle. Applies knowledge of computer hardware and software, subject matter to be programmed in business/mission applications, information processing techniques used, and information gathered from system users to develop software. Corrects program errors, prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of program development, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls. Ensures software standards are met.

Basic Qualifications

• Proficiency in software development, test and system integration.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner to varying levels of teammates, management, and customers
• Strong user support skills able to directly address user concerns
• Independent problem-solving skills
• Experience with Linux environments and comfortable with basic Unix commands, utilities, and system administration activities

• Knowledge of Ceph
• Knowledge of Redis
• Knowledge of S3
• Experience working with spacecraft telemetry
• Experience working with big data and solving big data problems
• Experience performing web application development including RESTful services, web frontends, and integration with webservers, databases, and messaging platforms
• Experience with Go
• Experience with Python, especially with the Pandas, plotly, and bokeh libraries
• Experience with Jupyter Notebooks for GUI development
• Experience with container and cloud-based technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with networking and installation of cloud systems requiring 24 hour uptime
• Experience working with sysadmins and performing sysadmin tasks
• Experience working under an Agile Framework (Scrum)
• Experience with integration testing
• Experience in developing SW for support of spacecraft operations, including telemetry and data processing, data analysis
• Experience working Ground Data Systems in support of spacecraft operations
• Experience working with NASA, specifically Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and/or Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Full-Time Salary Range: $91200.00 - $169400.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.