Data Engineer Associate at Lockheed Martin

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field
• Experience with at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, Java, SQL, or similar
• Familiarity with databases, data structures, data pipelines, or data processing concepts
• Basic understanding of data cleaning, data transformation, data validation, and data quality practices
• Experience working with structured or unstructured data
• Secret clearance required to start

The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space.

We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The THAAD Program is experiencing significant growth, and we need your expertise to help deliver amazing new technologies to our customers.

We have an immediate opportunity for a dynamic, hardworking associate-level Data Engineer who wants to join our mission.

As a Data Engineer Associate, You Will

• Support the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines used to collect, process, and analyze program data
• Work with technical users to understand data needs, identify data sources, and help develop solutions that support analytics, automation, and AI/ML use cases
• Assist with ingesting, cleaning, transforming, and organizing structured and unstructured data, including time-series, test, telemetry, and operational data
• Help develop and maintain data workflows, scripts, dashboards, and tools that improve access to high-quality data
• Support data validation, data quality checks, and troubleshooting efforts to ensure data is accurate, reliable, and usable
• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, AI/ML engineers, and program stakeholders to enable data-driven decision-making
• Maintain awareness of emerging data engineering, analytics, cloud, and AI/ML-enabling technologies
• Document data processes, workflows, and technical approaches to support repeatability, maintainability, and knowledge sharing

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin cultivates a collaborative work environment that inspires differences and big-picture thinking.

Benefits

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition

Desired Skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with technical teams, including software engineers, systems engineers, data scientists, or AI/ML engineers
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills and the ability to document technical work clearly
• Familiarity with relational and/or non-relational databases, including basic database design, querying, data storage, and data retrieval concepts

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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.

Ability to work remotely

Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.