JOB ID: 728550BR

Date posted: May. 27, 2026

Description:

Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most.

Ready for a challenge at the speed of Hypersonics
Come join Lockheed's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) team. Our system will travel at Mach 5 (over a mile per second). Helping us create a system that goes that fast means overcoming several difficult physics and engineering challenges.

You will be integrating hypersonic missile technology into an Army battery on a highly accelerated schedule to deliver a hypersonic operational prototype system to the Soldier. LRHW will be capable of flying at 5x the speed of sound and will provide a timely response to varying threat scenarios. If this intrigues you, come join our LRHW HW team.

Lockheed Martin is in search of a full-time Early Career Cybersecurity Engineer.to support the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) program, Systems Engineering and Integration (SEIT) Integrated Product Team (IPT).
This position is in "Rocket City" Huntsville AL.

As a Cybersecurity Engineer you will:

• Implement Cybersecurity on tactical products and systems.
• Partner with other systems engineering, software engineering, and product teams to facilitate the secure design of the systems throughout the system development lifecycles.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and knowledge in basic Cybersecurity configurations, information technology (IT), and basic Networking concepts.
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 a STEM discipline (e.g., engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics); entry‑level candidate with little or no prior professional experience, possibly supplemented by relevant coursework, training or post-secondary degree.
• Possess DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II, or higher, certification (e.g., Security+, GSEC, etc.) or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Understanding of Cybersecurity and Networking fundamentals
• Active interim or final Secret security clearance or ability to obtain

Desired Skills:

• Strong technical writing skills
• Ability to effectively interact with internal and external customers
• Strong teamwork skills
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent team orientation
• Cybersecurity engineering experience with embedded systems development for DoD
• Vulnerability Analysis

#LMSpaceCyberEng

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:

9x80 every other Friday off
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. They’re 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 Martin’s 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:

Experienced Professional

Business Unit:

SPACE

Relocation Available:

Possible

Career Area:

Cyber Security Engineering

Type:

Full-Time

Shift:

First

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.

United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.

Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.

Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

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