Circuit Design Engineering Manager

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 167,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Colorado is seeking an experienced Circuit Design Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for the design, qualification, and production support of missile flight avionics electronics. The role emphasizes technical excellence and delivering hardware on schedule.

You will oversee integration, testing, and root cause analysis, coordinate with leadership and customers, and drive risk mitigation across the development life cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with relevant training.
• 8+ years of professional experience in electronics hardware design and production.
• Experience leading electronics hardware development and manufacturing teams.
• Experience with high-reliability missile/space hardware is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team responsible for design, production, integration, and test of electronics units; resolve issues to deliver high-quality hardware on schedule.
• Communicate status, issues, and risks to program, technical and functional leadership, and to the customer.
• Lead development testing and hardware qualification for high-reliability avionics electronics and resolve test anomalies.
• Drive RCCA and participate in EMRB/FRB proceedings as required.
• Manage risk and coordinate between functional groups across the product life cycle.

Skills

Electronics hardware design

High-reliability avionics

Project leadership

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Test and verification

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MRB/EMRB experience

Failure Review Board experience

Job description

Introduction:

We are looking for an experienced Circuit Design Engineering Manager to join an exciting and dynamic team integrating, testing and supporting production of missile flight avionics. The electronics suite covers a range of hardware from both analog and digital areas.

Location:

This position does not support teleworking. You will need to live near our Lockheed Martin Space Waterton facility or Deer Creek facility and be expected to work a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.

What does this role look like?

Lockheed Martin is approaching the production phase of the U.S. Army’s premier kinetic‑energy missile‑defense system NGI. The Circuit Design Engineering Manager will oversee a suite of electronics units supporting the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. In this role you will lead a team in completion of qualification activities followed by supporting hardware production and test. Key areas of focus for leading this team are technical excellence and delivering hardware deliverables on schedule. This role blends aspects of excuting on design, production support, test failure support and preparation for delivery of mission critical hardware.

Key Activities You Will Accomplish In This Role

• Oversee a team responsible for the design, production, integration, and test of a suite of electronics units, resolving technical issues to deliver high-quality hardware on schedule.
• Communicate technical status, issues, and risks to program, technical, and functional leadership, as well as to the customer.
• Lead development testing and hardware qualification for high-reliability missile and space avionics electronics, resolving test anomalies through troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Drive discrepancy resolution and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) implementation, including participation in Engineering Material Review Board (EMRB) and Failure Review Board (FRB) proceedings as required.
• Manage risk and identify mitigation plans to meet productivity, quality, cost, schedule, and mission success objectives, ensuring coordination between functional groups throughout the product development life cycle.

To Be Effective In This Role, You Will Need

• Electronics hardware design, development, and test experience with analog or digital circuitry at the circuit card and unit level.
• Experience in the development and production of missile, launch vehicle, space, or equivalent high-reliability flight hardware, including resolving build and test issues.
• Material Review Board (MRB)/EMRB and Failure Review Board (FRB) experience, including failure investigation and root cause analysis, or equivalent Certified Principal Engineer / Responsible Engineer / Responsible Systems Integration engineering experience.
• 8+ years of professional experience.

Manages the design and development of circuits used in electronic devices. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Directs layout and mask design, device evaluation and characterization, test box design, prototype construction and checkout, and determination of wafer fabrication processes. Responsible for the preparation of test methods and specifications; analyses of equipment to establish operating data and conducting experimental tests.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university, or equivalent combined education and experience, with specialized training commensurate with the assignment.
• Experience in electronics hardware design, development, and test of avionics electronics at the circuit card and unit level.
• Project/program leadership experience in electronics hardware development and production.
• Experience in the development of missile, space, or equivalent high-reliability applications, including product ownership responsibility.

Desired Skills

• Aerospace experience supporting the development of flight hardware.
• Demonstrated experience with avionics architecture, both physical and functional.
• Understanding of analog and digital circuit design and analysis.
• Ability to interpret and create electrical schematics.
• Experience with test and measurement equipment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Certified Principal Engineer / Responsible Engineer or Responsible Systems Engineer experience.
• Experience providing supply chain technical oversight, including proposal support and technical evaluations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to address diverse audiences such as customer reviews and management meetings.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $166900.00 - $309900.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (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.