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Lockheed Martin jobs
Lockheed Martin's space business, run from Littleton, Colorado, builds GPS III and missile warning satellites for the Space Force, the Orion crew capsule for NASA's Artemis missions, and planetary spacecraft. Its space roles cluster in Colorado (Littleton, Aurora, Longmont), at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral in Florida and at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings Lockheed itself files under its Space business area, so its missile, aircraft and helicopter roles stay off.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 1,719 open jobs at Lockheed Martin; their typical pay runs $104k to $270k a year, with a median of $137k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Lockheed Martin openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSoftware Developer Intern (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Boulder, CO · 1d agoDetails
$30.16–$34.84/hrProject Engineer Sr - E3 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Highlands Ranch, CO, United States · todayDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yrProject Engineer - E2 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Boulder, CO · todayDetails
$79,300–$147,300/yrConfiguration Analyst Senior - E3 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Littleton, CO, United States · 1d agoDetails
$81,500–$151,300/yrStock Assistant (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Littleton, CO, United States · 1d agoDetails
$40,000–$74,400/yrSystems Engineer Senior (Level 3) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Highlands Ranch, CO; Sunnyvale +2 more · 1d agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yr- $135,700–$251,900/yr
- $79,300–$147,300/yr
Electronics Engineering Associate Manager (opens the job details)
Avionics · King of Prussia, PA, United States · 1d agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr- $118,000–$219,100/yr
Mechanical Engineer Asc - Early Career (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Littleton, CO, United States · 1d agoDetails
$65,500–$121,700/yrOrdinance Engineer Sr (opens the job details)
Technicians · Courtland, AL, United States · 1d agoDetails
$85,300–$158,300/yr
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Lockheed Martin on our lists
Where Lockheed Martin's current postings put it, each list naming every other space employer in the same spot.
- Internships and co-ops15 internships and co-ops open
- Roles with no experience required48 open roles whose postings say so
- Cleared roles446 open roles that name a clearance level
- 9/80 schedule663 open roles on a compressed week
- No degree required29 open roles that take a diploma or an associate's
- Military experience counts7 open roles for veterans
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Lockheed Martin at a glance
Lockheed Martin's space business, run from Littleton, Colorado, builds GPS III and missile warning satellites for the Space Force, the Orion crew capsule for NASA's Artemis missions, and planetary spacecraft. Its space roles cluster in Colorado (Littleton, Aurora, Longmont), at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral in Florida and at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings Lockheed itself files under its Space business area, so its missile, aircraft and helicopter roles stay off.
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What Lockheed Martin pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $137k/yr over the 1,687 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $29.3k/yr up to $424k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 1,073 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 32 of the 1,719 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying Lockheed Martin jobs open now
Every 1,719, highest pay firstResearch Scientist Principal (opens the job details)
Science & Data · Palo Alto, CA; Sunnyvale +2 more · 1w agoDetails
$228,100–$423,700/yrA/AI Research Engineer Sr Mgr - L6 (opens the job details)
Science & Data · Palo Alto, CA; Littleton +3 more · 1mo agoDetails
$228,100–$423,700/yrElectronics Systems Architect Prin - E6 (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Remote · 3d agoDetails
$205,300–$381,300/yrProgram Management Sr Manager - L6 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Highlands Ranch, CO, United States · 3w agoDetails
$205,300–$381,300/yrProgram Management Sr Mgr - L6 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Englewood, CO, United States · 4w agoDetails
$205,300–$381,300/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Lockheed Martin looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Lockheed Martin is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
Lockheed Martin's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Lockheed Martin pay by occupation, from its own postings: RF engineer pay, Software engineer pay, Sales professional pay, GNC engineer pay, Physicist pay, Cybersecurity expert pay, Data scientist pay, Program manager pay, Electrical engineer pay, Systems engineer pay, Materials engineer pay, Mechanical engineer pay, Propulsion engineer pay, Test engineer pay, Manufacturing engineer pay, Finance professional pay, IT professional pay, Quality engineer pay, Security professional pay, Supply chain professional pay, Machinist pay, Technician pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Lockheed Martin sites with openings
A town's page gathers the space roles open there, Lockheed Martin's and its neighbours', ranks the busiest employers and points to nearby towns.
Signing up with Lockheed Martin
Researched Oct 2026Search Lockheed Martin's open roles on its own careers site and apply with a resume tailored to the role, then expect a review against the role's requirements, virtual or in-person interviews with recruiters, hiring managers and team members in the STAR format, and a role-specific background check before the offer.
Eligibility
- Each posting states its own requirements, including any U.S. citizenship or security clearance the role needs; the share of Lockheed Martin's open space postings that name one is in the research below.
- A selected candidate goes through a role-specific background check before the offer, and a role that needs a security clearance through that process too.
The sign-up steps
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Find a role and apply on Lockheed Martin's careers site
Search the open roles by your skills, goals and interests on Lockheed Martin's own careers site and apply there, with a resume tailored to the job that shows why you fit it.
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Ask for a referral if you know someone there
If you know someone at Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin suggests asking them to submit a referral on your behalf.
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Application review
Lockheed Martin reviews the applications that closely match the role's requirements and contacts applicants where there is a fit. You can check your status at any time by logging into your profile.
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Interviews
Interviews may be virtual or in person, with recruiters, hiring managers and team members. Interviewers use the STAR format (situation, task, action, result) to learn about your experience.
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Background check, then the offer
If you are selected, you go through a role-specific background check; once it is done, Lockheed Martin moves to the offer and onboarding. Background checks and security clearances take time and vary by role.
Lockheed Martin's interviews
Virtual or in-person interviews with recruiters, hiring managers and team members, who use the STAR format to learn as much as possible about your experience.
Format
Behavioral interviews in the STAR format, virtual or in person
How to prepare
- Bring concrete examples from your work, each told as the situation, the task, what you did and the result.
- Prepare questions of your own: Lockheed Martin's advice is to bring examples, be real and ask questions.
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Tips to get accepted
- Lockheed Martin fills its roles through its own internal Talent Acquisition Organization, and its careers pages carry a warning on recruitment fraud: an offer that arrives any other way deserves a check.
- Your application status is in your profile on Lockheed Martin's careers site; there is no need to wait for an email to know where it stands.
What isn't public
- Lockheed Martin's hiring page states no timeline from application to offer.
- The page names no assessment or test before the interviews, and does not describe the citizenship requirements, which each posting states for its role.
Sources (1)
- Lockheed Martin, Our Hiring Process, Unfiltered
Questions about Lockheed Martin
How do I apply to Lockheed Martin?
Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on Lockheed Martin's careers site; the application goes straight to Lockheed Martin. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.
What does Lockheed Martin pay?
Across the 1,687 open Lockheed Martin jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $104k–$270k/yr and the median $137k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $29.3k/yr and the highest $424k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Lockheed Martin staffing?
Of its 1,719 openings, the largest groups are systems, integration & test (352), programs & business (313) and ground software & IT (287).
What does Lockheed Martin ask for in systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space?
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program. The exact bar is in each Lockheed Martin posting.
How fresh is this list of Lockheed Martin roles?
We read Lockheed Martin's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Lockheed Martin keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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