57 lead systems engineer jobs found in Palmdale, CA

Description: You will be a Systems Engineer Staff, Degrader Action Cell (DAC) Lead - Level 4. What You Will Be Doing As a Systems Engineer Staff - Level 4, you will be a Degrader Action Cell (DAC) Lead. Day-to-day responsibilities will include: Investigating and analyzing performance degraders, reviewing supply chain posture, parts inventory, Monthly Demand Rates (MDR), Repair Cycle Times (RCT), consumption rates, field failures, and maintenance practices to recommend actionable solutions. Leading cross-functional projects focused on sustainment improvements and cost-reduction initiatives for the U-2 fleet. Monitoring and maintaining projects and schedules. Developing Return To Green (RTG) plans for the U-2 Keep ‘Em Flying (KEF) Cell. Setting up meetings and reviews with stakeholders. Providing parts Line of Balance status, developing project reports, and maintaining metrics for leadership. Key Responsibilities Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: -...

Description: You will be the Mechanical Design Engineer Sr - Skunkworks for the Skunkworks team which is responsible for ... What You Will Be Doing As the Mechanical Design Engineer Sr - Skunkworks you will be responsible for delivering high‑impact mechanical designs that enable next‑generation electromagnetic and RF systems. Your responsibilities will include: Design electromagnetic/RF components and antennas. Develop radomes and support structures for flight‑qualified hardware. Engineer composite and metallic components/structures. Create full‑scale RCS/RF test fixtures. Provide technical support for classified activities. What’s In It For You We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset,...

Description: You will be the Systems Engineer - Skunk Works for the Integration and Test team which is responsible for ... What You Will Be Doing As the Systems Engineer - Skunk Works you will be responsible for supporting the team that integrates and validates mission‑system functions across lab, flying‑test‑bed, and flight‑test environments. Your responsibilities will include: Develop test requirements and detailed procedures based on system specifications. Execute integration and test activities in laboratory settings and evaluate system performance on flying test‑beds. Support mission‑system flight‑test evaluations and report results to stakeholders. Interface with engineers, pilots, and program leadership using strong communication skills. Apply expertise in modern software‑intensive mission‑system architectures and understand military aircraft functionality. What’s In It For You We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance...

Description: You will be a Systems Engineer - Level 2 maintaining and managing performance metrics on the U-2 Program. What You Will Be Doing As a Systems Engineer - Level 2 who supports the U-2 Program, your responsibilities will include weekly NMCS, FMC, and maintaining the monthly Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) database and CDRL. You will develop reliability and maintainability improvements of hardware/software by timely and disciplined utilization of failure and maintenance data. You will generate and implement effective corrective actions to prevent failure recurrence, and simplify, or reduce maintenance tasks. You will be responsible to provide a monthly FRACAS CDRL report to the customer. Employee will input Failure Analysis Report data into the FRACAS database and conduct monthly trend analysis reports. Candidate will participate in Root Cause Corrective Action Integrated Product Teams for required deficient parts. You will assign failure...

Description: The ADP team is looking for a Sr. Fabrication Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Palmdale, CA! What You Will Be Doing Lead small teams to ensure production needs are met and discrete deliverables are completed ahead of need. Conduct critical design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with manufacturing processes. Develop assembly plans and innovative solutions to address daily challenges, ensuring efficient production flow. Create and maintain detailed manufacturing products and documentation. Provide direct support on the production floor, troubleshooting issues and implementing solutions. Utilize Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to develop manufacturing processes. Interpret drawings and model-based designs, translating them into actionable steps for manufacturability for the production environment. Collaborate with team members to explore out-of-the-box thinking and...

Description: Our Team: We lead the full lifecycle of embedded and mission software development—from requirements, architecture, and design to implementation, integration, and test. Our expertise spans air vehicle systems, avionics, communications, and infrastructure software, including supplier and subsystem integration. We drive CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps automation, and simulation environments, while ensuring compliance with airworthiness, safety, and cybersecurity standards. Our team supports aircraft integration, GNC, and hardware/software coordination, leveraging MBSE, Cameo modeling, and SCFTA for system design. We execute rigorous software testing (UT, FQT, regression, FMET, SCO), support flight test and control room operations, and deliver data analysis, customer demos, and proposal content. Through agile processes, planning, and peer reviews, we ensure technical excellence and mission success across SPI, CAM, IPTL, and SPE roles. What you will do: We are seeking an...

Description: As an industrial engineer you will work on a team of industrial engineers supporting a production team in the execution of program deliverables. Our team is responsible for facilities layouts, work measurement, cost analysis, capacity requirements planning (reporting and analysis), capital project management and budget planning, discrete event simulation, and future business proposal analysis amongst other things. As an Industrial Engineer, you will support cross-functional improvement efforts for a production area, working closely with various teams to identify areas for improvement and implement changes. You will also perform data analysis, observations, and time studies to support cost driver analysis and process improvement. Your responsibilities will include: -Supporting cross-functional improvement efforts for a production area -Identifying areas of focus for production improvement across a wide scope -Performing observations and time studies to support cost...

Description: As an industrial engineer you will work on a team of industrial engineers supporting a production team in the execution of program deliverables. Our team is responsible for facilities layouts, work measurement, cost analysis, capacity requirements planning (reporting and analysis), capital project management and budget planning, discrete event simulation, and future business proposal analysis amongst other things. As an Industrial Engineer, you will support cross-functional improvement efforts for a production area, working closely with various teams to identify areas for improvement and implement changes. You will also perform data analysis, observations, and time studies to support cost driver analysis and process improvement. Your responsibilities will include: -Supporting cross-functional improvement efforts for a production area -Identifying areas of focus for production improvement across a wide scope -Performing observations and time studies to support cost...

Description: Industrial Engineers operate in a fast-paced, agile environment, and utilize the latest technology in PLM, MRP, MES, Data Analytics, and Data Visualization Software to produce analysis’ & metrics which enable imperative business decisions. This position will provide data-driven solutions that enable the production team to optimize their manufacturing schedules and costs. This position requires collaboration with all functional groups through the entire product lifecycle within a production environment. This talented team member understands data and loves building tools that use data to surface problems and give people a convenient way to act. What’s In It For You: 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. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® is on the leading edge of manufacturing innovation. We continually look for ways to improve processes and performance while extracting cost by focusing on the areas of subsystems installation and integration. What You Will Be Doing Lead small teams focused on portions of the build to ensure production needs are met and discrete deliverables are completed ahead of need. Conduct critical design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with manufacturing processes. Develop assembly plans and innovative solutions to address daily challenges, ensuring efficient production flow. Create and maintain detailed manufacturing products and documentation. Provide direct support on the production floor, troubleshooting issues and implementing solutions. Utilize Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to develop manufacturing processes. Interpret drawings and...

Description: Our team is responsible for work measurement, cost analysis, capacity requirements planning (reporting and analysis), capital project management and budget planning, discrete event simulation etc. As an Industrial Engineer, you will support cross-functional improvement efforts for a production area, working closely with various teams to identify areas for improvement and implement changes. You will also perform data analysis, observations, and time studies to support cost driver analysis and process improvement. Your responsibilities will include: -Supporting cross-functional improvement efforts for a production area -Identifying areas of focus for production improvement across a wide scope - Work directly with and in support of the production operations team -Performing observations and time studies to support cost driver analysis and process improvement -Using visualization and data analytic tools to analyze production processes -Applying Lean and Six-Sigma...

Description: You will be the Systems Engineer (Radar/EW) - Level 4 for the Skunk Works which is responsible for advancing radar and electronic warfare capabilities on Lockheed Martin’s most advanced aeronautics programs. What You Will Be Doing As the Systems Engineer (Radar/EW) - Level 4 you will be responsible for delivering high‑performance RF solutions that enable mission‑critical radar and EW systems across the product lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include: Perform RF engineering analyses and modeling for radar and electronic warfare subsystems. Contribute to system design, development, integration, test, and production activities. Apply Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices to create and maintain digital system models. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to validate requirements and ensure seamless integration. Support sustainment and troubleshoot performance issues throughout the hardware lifecycle. What’s In It For You...

Description: This position will work on a Vehicle Systems Software Development team. Responsibilities include: - ADP program work force management (Re-assignments/placements, recruitment, selection of new employees, and terminations) - Personnel Management (training, mentoring, career development, performance/compensation, and promotions) - Management responsibility will include significant collaboration with ADP programs, Aeronautics Programs, other Business Units, and Industry. The successful candidate will be expected to support communications with all levels of employees, customers, and industry from engineer up to executive. Strong skills in conflict resolution, proactive communication, building collaborative relationships, and other "soft skills" are desired. - Support pursuit and management of internal and customer sponsored technology roadmaps. - Interface with LM Aero, other business units, external customers, and suppliers to develop new technologies and transition them...

Description: You will be the System Engineer Sr Stf for the Skunk Works (Advanced Development Program) team. Our team turns visionary aircraft into reality and is known for building the finest military aircraft in the world. What You Will Be Doing As the System Engineer Sr Stf you will be responsible for leading system integration lab activities, coordinating technical exchanges, and delivering program milestones. Your responsibilities will include: Manage and perform system integration, test, and troubleshooting of hardware/software configurations. Design, install, and integrate equipment for the Systems Integration Labs, including HWIL/Closed‑Loop setups. Interface with software developers, systems engineers, and customers to support verification and testing. Oversee product integration, regression, and verification testing across system test labs. Maintain design documentation and adhere to configuration management requirements. What’s In...

Description: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Level 3) • Candidate will develop, modify, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems on specified programs within Advance Development Programs (ADP) (Skunk Works) in Palmdale CA. • This includes collaborating with engineering and manufacturing counterparts to ensure quality requirements and standards are achieved. • The candidate will design and implement inspection and testing processes including enabling new technologies based on business case analysis to achieve quality requirements in the most effective manner. • Candidate will perform data analysis and identify corrective action and improvement opportunities. • Maintains a DCMA/NASA/Customer quality relationship. Establishes and maintains effective Quality Program Team business rhythm. • The selected candidate will ensure corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with stated requirements. • Areas of specialization...

Description: As a Project Engineer you will be responsible for communicating project progress across various teams and acting as the focal interface between program managers, team leads, engineering subject matter experts, suppliers, and program partners on respective contracts within the portfolio of programs. Your responsibilities will include: • Supporting proposals and business capture for Advanced Development Programs (ADP). • Understanding program technical information and contractual scopes. • Creating, coordinating, and implementing project plans. • Providing strategies, resolving issues, and integrating with external partners, suppliers, and vendors. • Driving continuous improvements, technical solutions, change management, and risk assessments. • Roadmap development • Metrics generation and reporting • Cross-IPT coordination • Managing Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE) and Buyer Furnished Material (BFM) with Suppliers, providing execution plan, shipment/shortage...

Description: This team is working new development software where our team members get to work hands on from the lab to the aircraft in all stages of development, including design, code, integration, and lab and field test. We work on a wide range of technologies and give our team members the opportunity to drive their career towards their area of interest. You will work with a high performing and passionate team who are involved within the company as well as outside the organization. This positions offers meaningful and exciting technical work spanning both software development and supporting integration and test for a multi-site team. **IMPACT: ** In this role, you will apply your expertise in embedded software and avionics to lead and scale an Agile Scrum team delivering complex, flight- and safety-critical systems. You will drive the development of robust, high-performance software across a wide range of aircraft platforms, enabling both rapid prototyping and fielded...

Description: This position is with the historic Skunk Works in Palmdale, CA. We are looking for world-class talent for this position to join the 75+ year tradition of creating advanced aircraft. What You Will Be Doing: · The candidate will have experience across the spectrum of systems engineering activities, ideally in a model-based environment. · The candidate must be able to handle multiple and widely varying assignments simultaneously in a fast paced, ever changing environment. · The candidate will generate, decompose, track and verify requirements, perform risk assessments, perform trade studies, write supplier specifications, support technical planning, and support integration and test activities. · The candidate must have the ability to work independently in addition to being a team player, successfully meet assigned deadlines, effectively communicate solutions to senior leaders and proactively elevate issues when necessary. · The ideal candidate is an emerging...

Description: This position is for an experienced member of an ADP Systems Engineering team, providing support across the entire product line including both new and existing programs. The candidate will be part of a fast paced, dynamic environment supporting state of the art technical solutions. What You Will Be Doing: The successful candidate will have experience across the spectrum of Mission Systems and general Systems Engineering activities. The candidate will collaborate with other engineering personnel in the development, decomposition, tracking and verification of requirements, support Functional Configuration Audits, be an advocate for timely and accurate risk assessments and execute risk abatement efforts. Additional responsibilities may include development of supplier specifications, technical planning, and requirements verification. The candidate will provide systems and subsystem integration/test support and will work closely with program management to...

Description: You will be the Stress Analysis Engineer for the Advanced Development Programs (ADP) which is responsible for delivering groundbreaking aerospace solutions. What You Will Be Doing As the Stress Analysis Engineer you will be responsible for applying advanced analytical techniques to ensure the structural integrity of aircraft components and systems. Your responsibilities will include: Support Production and Sustainment Material Review Board (MRB) repairs to ensure discrepant parts or assemblies meet required strength standards. Perform stress analysis on composite and metallic materials, including sizing of detail parts and assessing the strength of primary and secondary aircraft structures and systems. Certify new and existing designs by performing strength analysis, releasing drawings, and preparing analysis reports. Evaluate and compare structural efficiency and weight for different structural arrangements and concepts through analysis...