Software Engineer - Early Career

JOB ID: 720028BR

Date posted: Mar. 12, 2026

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's Rotary & Mission Systems is seeking a full-time Early Career software engineer. In this role, you will contribute to the system design of complex combat management capability threads as part of the Future Combat Systems team. You will learn to use a model-based systems engineering approach supporting requirements, performance, and functional allocation of software components. You will also be working on the design, development, and test of containerized software applications in a microservice based architecture. The software engineer will help to test the software in a Kubernetes environment. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge in developing software using Java, C++, and/or Python. We offer a continuous learning environment with strong career growth and advancement opportunities.

Must be a US Citizen.; This position will require a government security clearance.; This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or closely related technical field.

• Academic and/or Professional experience with design and development of software using Java, C++ and/or Python is required.

• 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:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Demonstrated interest and ability to learn new tools and technologies and successfully leverage those to successfully complete projects in a timely manner.

• Knowledge and/or professional experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and/or DevSecOps environment.

• Knowledge and/or professional experience with tools like Jira, Git, BitBucket, GitLab and/or Confluence.

• Knowledge and/or professional experience with Java, Python and/or Junit.

• Knowledge and/or experience with software containers, Kubernetes, and/or microservice development.

• Ability to work well in a team environment and independently.

Security Clearance Statement:

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level:

Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest:

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 Schedules:

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 employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position:

4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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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.
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.

Experience Level:

4 yr and up College

Business Unit:

RMS

Relocation Available:

Possible

Career Area:

Software Engineering

Type:

Full-Time

Shift:

First