Lead Low-Observable Signature Scientist

Lockheed Martin; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a highly skilled candidate to lead the Signature Management team within the Skunk Works ISR & UAS line. The role focuses on LO/RCS reduction, EM/CEM modeling, and multi-disciplinary design leadership in a fast-paced environment in Palmdale, CA.

The IPT Lead will direct SOI maturation, modeling, testing, and customer communications, ensuring program requirements are met while developing new capabilities and proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or Optics
• Experience with Radar Cross Section (RCS) signature reduction
• U.S. Citizenship and Active DoD TS/SCI Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Perform, analyze, and communicate vehicle signature predictions using Unix-based codes and tools.
• Lead a team of signature integration, LO Materials, Supportable LO, and EM Designers to ensure baseline program requirements are being met and developing solutions to new capabilities
• Engagement in the research, design, computational electromagnetic modeling, fabricating, and testing of advanced electromagnetic metamaterials.
• Responsible for planning, performing, post-processing, and communicating the results of laboratory, field, flight, and vehicle signature measurements.
• Writing and using scripts to batch analysis and post-processing.

Skills

RCS reduction

EM/CEM modeling

C/C++

Python

IPT Lead

Matlab

RF design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or Optics

Tools

HFSS

CST Microwave Studio

Xpatch

SENTRi

FE-BI

MoM

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking a highly skilled candidate to lead the Signature Management team within the Skunk Works ISR & UAS line. The role focuses on LO/RCS reduction, EM/CEM modeling, and multi-disciplinary design leadership in a fast-paced environment in Palmdale, CA.

The IPT Lead will direct SOI maturation, modeling, testing, and customer communications, ensuring program requirements are met while developing new capabilities and proposals.