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Software Engineer - Early Career

Lockheed Martin
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Camden, NJ, USA
Oct 06, 2026

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By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we 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 development 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. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems is seeking a full-time Associate Member Engineering Staff. You will participate in design, development, integration, and testing of new capabilities for several Department of Defense (DoD) products and technologies. You will use and contribute to models of real-world weapons, radars, Command & Control systems. You will independently identify and address system and software defects, demonstrate an ability to practice sound systems and software engineering discipline, and decompose complex problems to formulate solutions. In this role, you will design, modify, develop and integrate software for target modeling and simulation systems using agile methods. You will perform code reviews, optimize algorithms, and conduct experiments to ensure the functionality and performance of the developed products meets the requirements. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge ofsoftware development using languages like C++, Java and Python.  You will have familiarity with software design patterns, how to debug software and be familiar with continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD)processes.Must be a US Citizen. This position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. 

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent STEM field.
  • Basic knowledge of Linux commands
  • Basic knowledge of software design and testing experience.
  • Basic written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment.
  • Must be a US Citizen. This position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. 

Desired Skills

  • Basic knowledge of Agile Development Process and Atlassian tool suite or equivalent.
  • Basic knowledge of C/C++, Python and/or Java programming languages.
  • Basic knowledge of Software design, testing and debugging experience.
  • Basic knowledge of Software life-cycle development and Software configuration management using tools like Git.
  • Basic knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and Principles.

Pay Information 

  • $61500.00 - $116455.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.

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.

  • Additional specific benefits are dependent upon the business unit and the collective-bargaining agreement.
  • 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) 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.

Job ID

996477217456
About Lockheed Martin

The F-35, PAC-3, and the GOES weather satellite...What do all of these technologies have in common? Talented people, our employees are the core of our business here at Lockheed Martin. As the leading global security, aerospace and information technology company-and the largest provider of IT services, systems integration & training to the U.S. government-we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

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