Ground Missile Defense (GMD) is the heart of the Missile Defense System and a key element of our nation's defense against ballistic missile attacks. The GMD Weapon System (GWS) processes data from multiple sensors to identify and characterize the inbound ballistic missile threat, plans the best defensive solution, and launches the intercepting missiles to negate the threat.
Requirements
- Experience developing software in object-oriented programming languages such as Ada or C++
- Fundamental understanding of C++
- Practical experience with UI/UX Design
- Practical experience with Software Design
- Experience working with Red Hat environment
- Experience debugging software
- Strong preference for experience directly with C++ for 3+ years.
Responsibilities
- Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions with ingenuity and creativity.
- Collaborates with other software and systems engineers to determine computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems with program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions.
- Ensure software standards are met.
- Support advanced portions of the lifecycle of software development to include requirements definition, integration, and deployment.
- Prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results with limited oversight and direction.
- Apply "systems thinking" to ensure developed products are scalable, maintainable, and meet end-user needs.
Other
- Active U.S. DoD Security clearance at the Secret level
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with technical teams and leadership
- This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
- The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
