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Lockheed Martin Space in seeks a level 3 Software Engineer to support our Huntsville Operations Analysis Group (OAG). You will join a dynamic team environment with a unique culture supporting a myriad of Independent Research and Development (IRAD) projects and selected program tasks. The chemistry of the team is critical to our success. You will need to be able to perform with minimal direction and take ownership of problems and drive solutions. Creative problem solving and enthusiasm for software development are a requisite.

As our Software Engineer, you will be cross trained in the Operations Analysis / Operations Research discipline. You will be tasked with supporting code development which is used to conduct analytical runs, threat trajectory generation, and maintenance of post processors for COBRA (a coverage/battlespace/requirements analysis tool) and GHOST (a sensors and threats tool) models. This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop an understanding of Missile Defense (MD) system simulations.

To be successful, you will need to possess an understanding of software development processes and principles and be able to communicate the desired capabilities to a diverse group of developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and system users. The majority of the software is written in C++ and MATLAB

Software Engineer responsibilities will include:

• Designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging software

• Participating in the full software development lifecycle using the SAFe Agile Methodology

• Participate in Configuration Management/Configuration Control efforts

• Developing creative, straightforward solutions to technical and user experience challenges

• Participating in the team's daily standups, testing, and demos

• Developing unit tests and test procedures to assist in maintaining code coverage

• Providing inputs towards the architecture solution

• Working in a dynamic team environment

Our level 3 employees typically have 5 - 10 years of experience.

#LockheedMartinSpaceBD Desired skills • Active Secret Clearance

• Ability to qualify for a Top Secret Clearance

• Software architecture design

• Demonstrated usage of programming languages in a software engineering role

• Ability to refactor code for reusability, readability, and maintainability in an object-oriented codebase

• Application deployment, integration, and troubleshooting

• Experience with the OpenMPI or other parallel processing libraries for distributed applications

• Implementation of algorithms

• Theory and application of the BMDS, command and control systems, and application of track correlation algorithms

• JIRA experience

• FORTRAN experience

• Agile Scrum software development experience

• DevSecOps experience

• Proficiency with Git source control tool for GitLab environment

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin fosters a work environment that encourages big-picture thinking. Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.

• Medical {many choices of plans; some LM locations have on-site medical} • Dental • 401k {with generous matching} • Generous Paid time off • Work/life balance, family-friendly environment • Career development, career-growth, and lots of learning opportunities for aspiring minds • Fun, talented, and witty teammates • Knowledgeable, supportive, and engaged leadership • Community-minded organization • Mentorship opportunities • Rewards & recognition • Generous Tuition Reimbursement

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