Software Engineering Asc Manager

Job ID: 733281BR Date posted: Jun. 25, 2026
Description:The Space Software Product Line team is looking for a software manager to oversee the execution of an agile team of software engineers. As the Associate Manager within SSPL you will lead Agile SW development teams responsible for full-lifecycle Flight Software development and Payload Software Integration. The ideal candidate will be someone who can focus on the mission while rapidly modernizing to position for the future and growth.

Responsibilities include:
- Contributing to the technical design and vision of the SSPL organization
- Guide the software development and test environment, COTS/FOSS hardware and software, and in-house developed software tools - Ensure company command media is followed and advocate continuous process improvement
- Oversee the peer-review process and utilize the associated metrics as evidence of project status and forecasted progress
- Oversee the software problem reporting system and utilize the associated metrics for process improvement
- Coordinate requirements, data, and test case inputs with system engineers and subsystem engineers
- Perform Control Account Manager (CAM) tasks - Plan and supervise project schedules
- Prepare cost estimates and maintain budgets including support of proposals
- Provide regular status briefings to program management. Identify technical, cost, and schedule liabilities
– Oversee staffing within a team

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package.
Basic Qualifications:
- 5+ Years of Software Development
- 3+ Years of Agile Software Development
- 2+ Years of Project management
- 2+ Years of Embedded Software
- Ability and Willingness to present to large audiences
- Willing to Obtain Security Clearance
Desired Skills:
- Served as Control Account Manager (CAM)
- Served as Certified Principle Engineer (CPE)
- Serviced Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE)
- Experience with Jira and/or Agility
- Experience with the Rust Programming Language


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Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
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: 9x80 every other Friday off
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: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Software Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First