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Systems Engineer - Performance Analyst

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Huntsville, AL Intern
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2026
Job Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most.

The modern missile-threat landscape is characterized by increasing complexity and rapid evolution, making it essential to adopt a multifaceted defense approach.

At Lockheed Martin, we recognize the critical importance of developing and integrating advanced solutions to protect people and nations worldwide.

Detecting an adversary's missile launch, identifying its intended target, calculating its precise trajectory, launching an interceptor, and guiding that interceptor to successfully destroy the threat is an extraordinarily complex challenge.

It demands a seamless integration of advanced technologies, sophisticated systems, and highly skilled personnel.

The Lockheed Martin Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team is seeking a Systems Engineer - Performance Analyst to be part of a team developing missile defense technology that could forever change our ability to deter and respond to adversity.

You can learn more about the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) by visiting this link

As an NGI Performance Analysis Engineer, you will join the System Simulation and Performance team on the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program.

In this role, you will:

Support the development of medium and high-fidelity modeling and simulation software

Integrate elements of the system into performance analysis products

Run medium and high-fidelity digital system simulation tools on a high-performance computing cluster

Create, update, and run scripts to process data output

Modify code in Matlab, Python, and Linux shell

Participate in the evaluation of system performance and behavior

Collaborate with the organization and customer community to ensure consensus and understanding of system performance and trades

You can learn more about Huntsville, AL here.

Basic Qualifications

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package.

Experience with C , Python, or MATLAB

Experience with Git or Gitlab

Knowledge of Performance Analysis

Desired Skills

Active or Current Secret Security clearance

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, or Data Analytics

Experience with Linux operating systems and shell scripting (Bash or tsch)

Experience executing analysis on high-performance computing (HPC) clusters (Slurm, OpenShift)

Experience with CI/CD Pipeline development (Gitlab runner, Docker, Kubernetes)

Experience with Dashboard development (Dash, plotly, bokeh, matplotlib)

Experience with developing/integrating custom python tools for data extraction, transformation, visualization, and storage

Experience with CMake

Familiar with working in the development phase of a missile program

Familiar with Modeling & Simulation

Familiar with Weapon System Performance Analysis

Familiar with Statistical Modeling

Familiar with algorithm development and testing (scheduling, graph, linear programming, dynamic programming, etc.. )

Familiar with distributed simulations and API development

Active or Current DoD Top Secret (or above) Security clearance

EEO

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.

    Other Important Information

    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.

    Work Schedule Information

    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.

    National Pay Statement

    Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $73,400 - $129,260. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.

    Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

    (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.

    This position is incentive plan eligible.

    Premium Pay Statement

    Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $84,300 - $146,165. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.

    Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

    This position is incentive plan eligible.

    Salary : $73,400 - $129,260

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