F-22 Software Engineer Sr Staff

Job ID: 733322BR Date posted: Jun. 24, 2026
Description:Our products play an important role in the national security of the United States and more than 70 other countries, ensuring peace and stability around the world. Highly trained and specialized personnel and facilities are key to the company's unrivaled success in the aeronautics industry. Our workforce of more than 25,000 has pre-eminent expertise in advanced aircraft design and production, modification and support, stealth technology and systems integration.

This position is with the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics F-22 Communication Software team in Ft. Worth, Texas. As the Software Technical Lead, you will serve as the technical authority for software development activities across the portfolio. You will provide strategic technical leadership, drive software architecture decisions, mentor engineering teams, and ensure delivery of secure, reliable, and maintainable software solutions supporting one of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft platforms. In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary software engineering teams through the full software development lifecycle, ensuring technical excellence, compliance with engineering and software standards, and successful program execution.

Required to apply appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the software development life cycle and ensure the standards are met.

***Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access and a Secret security clearance to start.***
Basic Qualifications:
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, military, or mission-critical operational systems
• Familiarity or experience in systems engineering processes and technical development life cycles
• Experience leading technical development teams
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, ADA
Desired Skills:
• Working knowledge of aircraft vehicle systems, avionics systems or operations
• Technical planning and execution of complex systems
• Working knowledge of the F-22 platform, architecture and systems
• Experience with Communication, Navigation, and IFF systems
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development
• Experience with GitLab repository, Confluence, JIRA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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.
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: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Software Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First