Spacecraft & stations · Satellites, the Orion spacecraft and missile warning systems (part of a defense prime)
Lockheed Martin
About Lockheed Martin
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.
Typical pay, live
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 178 open Lockheed Martin roles; typical pay across them is $94.3k to $244k a year (median $122k).
Live Lockheed Martin roles
Updated 30 Oct 2026, 19:03 UTCInformation Systems Security Officer - E4 (Clearance Required) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yrGN&C Subsystem Manager, Orion Program (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Highlands Ranch, CO, United States· 2d agoDetails
$166,900–$309,900/yrLogistics/Property Manager (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$100,200–$186,200/yrCapture Manager - Business Development Analyst (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Littleton, CO +3 more· 1mo agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr- $161,300–$299,500/yr
Ground Segment Systems Engineer - Product Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Havant, England, United Kingdom· 2mo agoDetails
Material Control Clerk TB (opens the job details)
Cape Canaveral, FL, United States· 2w agoDetails
$20.90–$36.70/hrMaterial Control Clerk TB (opens the job details)
Cape Canaveral, FL, United States· 3w agoDetails
$20.90–$36.70/hrSpacecraft Integration & Test Manager (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yrScheduler Planner (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Cape Canaveral, FL, United States· 1w agoDetails
$49,500–$91,900/yrIdentification Clerk (opens the job details)
Cape Canaveral, FL, United States· 3w agoDetails
$19.94–$33.07/hrDocument Center Clerk SCF (opens the job details)
Cape Canaveral, FL, United States· 2w agoDetails
$19.35–$32.19/hr
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About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Space builds GPS and missile warning satellites, NASA's Orion crew capsule and deep space probes. It pays $94.3k–$244k/yr typically (median $122k/yr).
Hiring now, with pay we measure from its own live feed178 open roles on Lockheed Martin, independently checked 30 Oct 2026.
Paid as an employee on Lockheed Martin's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
Littleton, Aurora and Longmont, CO; Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, FL; Stennis Space Center, MS
Honest catches
- 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.
What Lockheed Martin pays
From current postings · as of 30 Oct 2026Median $122k/yr, taken across 171 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $35.6k/yr and as high as $424k/yr.
Measured from 150 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 7 of the 178 listings open here post no pay at all.
Best-paid Lockheed Martin openings today
All 178 by paySystems Architect Prin - E6 (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Highlands Ranch, CO +7 more· 3w agoDetails
$228,100–$423,700/yrResearch Scientist Sr Stf - E5 (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Palo Alto, CA +3 more· 1w agoDetails
$185,400–$344,400/yrSpace Vehicle (SV) Systems Design Lead (opens the job details)
Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$178,500–$331,500/yrSystems Engineer, Principal - Survivability & Nuclear Hardness (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$178,500–$331,500/yrGN&C Subsystem Manager, Orion Program (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Highlands Ranch, CO, United States· 2d agoDetails
$166,900–$309,900/yr
“Typical” here means 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; every role list on this site uses that one definition. Our methods page explains where each pay number comes from and how sure we are of it.
The work Lockheed Martin hires for
Open any of them for the day-to-day tasks, the other employers hiring for it, and the market rate.
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How to apply to 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.
Who can apply
- 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.
Step by step
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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.
Lockheed Martin publishes no timeline: background checks and security clearances take time and vary by role, and it says it works to keep things moving as fast as those processes allow.
Tips to get hired
- 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.
From the forum
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Frequently asked questions
What does Lockheed Martin do?
Lockheed Martin Space builds GPS and missile warning satellites, NASA's Orion crew capsule and deep space probes.
How much does Lockheed Martin pay?
Openings at Lockheed Martin pay $94.3k–$244k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $122k/yr. We take both from the 171 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $35.6k/yr; the highest is $424k/yr.
What is it like to work at Lockheed Martin?
Lockheed Martin pays $94.3k–$244k/yr typically (median $122k/yr).
Which locations does Lockheed Martin hire in?
Littleton, Aurora and Longmont, CO; Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, FL; Stennis Space Center, MS
How do I apply to Lockheed Martin?
On Lockheed Martin's own careers site: search the open roles, apply with a resume tailored to the job and, if you know someone there, ask them to submit a referral.
What interview format does Lockheed Martin use?
Interviews may be virtual or in person, with recruiters, hiring managers and team members, and interviewers use the STAR format to learn about your experience.
Does Lockheed Martin run a background check?
Yes. A selected candidate goes through a role-specific background check before the offer and onboarding; checks and security clearances take time and vary by role.
How do I check my Lockheed Martin application status?
Log into your profile on Lockheed Martin's careers site, where the status of each application is shown.
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