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Systems Engineer Sr. - Software Configuration Management

Lockheed Martin
Full Timesenior
Orlando, Florida, USPosted March 10, 2026

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Job Description

Description

You will be the Software Configuration Management (SCM) Engineer for the Product Engineering & Integration Team. Our team delivers cutting edge aerospace systems by tightly controlling hardware and software baselines, managing change, and ensuring every release meets the highest security and quality standards.

What You Will Be Doing

As the SCM Engineer you will be the guardian of product integrity, coordinating all configuration control activities across hardware, software, and documentation. Working hand in hand with engineers, quality, manufacturing, and external partners, you’ll design and run the processes that keep our programs on schedule and compliant.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Plan, execute, and continuously improve end to end software and hardware configuration management processes.
  • Create and maintain change order procedures, authorizations, and documentation for both internal teams and subcontractors.
  • Analyze proposed hardware/software design changes, predict system wide impact, and produce clear change effect reports.
  • Record, track, and report configuration status accounting to ensure full traceability and compliance with security regulations.
  • Coordinate engineering change data with quality, support, manufacturing, and data control groups, driving timely implementation of customer requirements.
  • Manage release engineering tasks, guaranteeing that new software product parameters are fully documented and validated.
  • Build, automate, and sustain productivity tools (scripts, databases, or small applications) that streamline SCM workflows.
  • Leverage Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Git, GitLab/GitHub to track work, manage backlogs, and maintain version control.
  • Serve as the primary interface between cross functional leads, engineers, and external contacts, fostering collaboration and on time delivery.
  • Operate as a self starter, juggling multiple priorities while thriving in a highly collaborative, fast paced environment.

Why Join Us

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

You’re a detail oriented, proactive problem solver who enjoys turning complexity into clarity. If you thrive in a collaborative, cross functional setting and love automating tedious tasks, you’ll feel right at home. This role offers you the chance to shape the configuration management backbone of industry leading aerospace programs, work with the latest Agile tooling, and influence product quality from day one. You’ll partner with world class engineers, gain visibility across the entire product lifecycle, and accelerate your career in a culture that values innovation, mentorship, and continuous improvement. Ready to make your mark on the next generation of aerospace technology? Apply now and become a key driver of mission critical success.

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:

This position is in Orlando, FL.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess a current Secret security clearance.

Basic Qualifications

-Active Secret Clearance with current 5-year investigation.

-Experience in chairing Software Engineering Boards.

-Experience in document release and CDRLs/SDRLs processing.

-Experience with writing code and scripting.

-Familiarity with markings, formatting and handling of documentation.

-Possess knowledge MS office Software and other software applications.

-Possess strong written and oral communication skills.

-Bachelors or Master's Degree from an accredited university (preferably in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or Computer Information Technology degree or related discipline).

-Must have at least 3 years of experience with Bachelor's Degree.

Desired Skills

-Develops solutions to assigned technical problems of limited scope which require ingenuity and innovation.

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills across diverse technical and business personnel.

-Experience in DBA tasks to query and extract data required for metrics reporting.

-Experience in writing technical documentation.

-Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Git, GitLab/GitHub, etc.).

-Experience with configuration status accounting and tools.

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

Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

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

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.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Product Support

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First

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