Systems Engineer Sr - E3

Standard Job Description

At Lockheed   Martin, we believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward‑thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed   Martin employee.

Lockheed   Martin Aeronautics in Orlando,   Florida has an opportunity for a Test Automation Architect to support the F‑35 Maintenance Systems (MxS) Integration & Test (I&T) team. You can help us tackle the world’s most important and complex challenges by providing solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity. In this important role, you will collaborate with a diverse team of technical professionals and interact with internal and external customers. The successful candidate will be flexible, motivated, dedicated, detail‑focused, and team‑oriented. This position will serve as a Test Automation Architect assigned to the F‑35 MxS I&T team.

This role will develop test‑automation architecture, pipelines and test strategies, while incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) to support integration and testing of the F‑35 ALIS/ODIN system. You will drive technical engagements and collaborate extensively with software‑capability teams while providing SME support related to I&T activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Serve as the Test Automation Team Scrum Master.

Support Automation Platform team activities, including—but not limited to—defining the automation test strategy, managing the backlog, generating/maintaining metrics, presenting those metrics to internal leadership, and ensuring overall quality of new test‑automation pipelines.

Assess stakeholder requirements and identify the necessary automated‑test design and implementation.

Apply best practices for test‑automation development and continuously improve test‑automation solutions.

Collaborate with product owners, software engineers, software‑capability teams, and engineering leadership to develop I&T solutions related to test automation.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or another applicable STEM field

Proficiency in Agile methodology and DevOps

Demonstrated experience with programming languages such as Java, Python, or similar

Strong problem‑solving, interpersonal, and verbal/written communication skills.

Ability to assess and mitigate risks

Desired Skills

Experience with Robot Framework and Selenium automation

Experience with Python based test frameworks

Prior Scrum Master experience

Scrum Master certification

Previous Integration & Test experience

Experience developing and executing automated tests

Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, GitLab, or similar

Experience with Windows and Linux based Operating Systems

Experience with applying AI/ML to testing efforts

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

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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.