Systems Engineer (Combat Systems) - Intern

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Systems Engineer (Combat Systems) - Intern

Full Time

Mount Laurel NJ 08054 USA

Posted 11/28/2025

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Description: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.

At Lockheed Martin's RMS business, we are working on many exciting defense programs and developing cutting edge products and applications to meet the complex and evolving needs of our customers. A major portion of our work includes writing robust software and firmware applications and doing some very impressive modeling and simulations for these exciting and mission critical programs. We are currently looking to fill roles on the Mission Planner DevSecOps Engineering Team.

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has an opportunity for a Systems Engineer Intern. The Systems Engineer Intern will be responsible for analysis, design, integration, and test. Tasking will include development of mission critical software and hardware requirements. The candidate will be responsible for development of requirements using SysML diagrams and constructs. The candidate will also complete systems engineering related tasks to meet cost, schedule and technical objectives. Knowledge of system engineering process desired. Experience with Java and/or C/C++ programming language, algorithm and software development is desired.

Performs requirements development, verification and validation, cost and risk, supportability, and effectiveness analyses for large scale systems. Performs data analysis and code inspection in C++ and/or Java to troubleshoot element and system level issues. Works in a team environment on one or more of the following areas: analysis, requirements development, design, modeling, simulation, integration, and test. Interfaces with the customer in performing test and evaluation activities, and interfaces with internal software teams to isolate and fix issues. Supports testing groups and performs waterfront installation and testing in-port or at-sea as needed.
We offer a continuous learning environment with strong career growth and advancement opportunities.

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:
-Pursuing a B.S. in Systems Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent.
-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:
-Strong communications skills (written and verbal), strong team leadership, administrative and interpersonal skills.
-Experience with Java and/or C/C++ programming language, algorithm and software development or equivalent.
-Able to work independently or as a member of a team.
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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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 $58,552 - $77,788. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidates 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.
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. Theyre 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 Martins 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: Co-op/Summer Intern
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Part-Time
Shift: First

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-Pursuing a B.S. in Systems Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent.
-Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

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Location Mount Laurel, NJ, 08054, United States

Categories Unspecified

Sec Clearances Secret

Pref Degree Bachelors

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Systems Engineer (Combat Systems) - Intern