Radio Frequency Engineer Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin; Virginia (MN); 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

Job summary

Lockheed Martin, Cyber & Intelligence is seeking a qualified RF Design Engineer to design, install, and test SATCOM RF systems across multiple bands, including S, C, X, Ku, and Ka. You will contribute to system design, testing, and documentation and play a key role in delivering reliable, cutting-edge communications solutions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, travel up to 15% worldwide, and apply RF principles to ensure systems meet user requirements and performance targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Ability to carry equipment, climb antennas, and rack hardware.
• Knowledgeable of RF design, installation, and test, with a focus on SATCOM systems.
• Travel up to 25% worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, and test RF systems, including SATCOM components and devices, utilizing knowledge of RF principles and system design.
• Conduct site surveys, climb antennas, and rack hardware as required, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and regulations.
• Familiarity with signal processing techniques, including filtering, amplification, and frequency conversion, as applied to SATCOM signal chains.
• Create system drawings and documentation using AutoCAD or Visio, including block diagrams, schematics, and layout drawings.

Skills

RF design

SATCOM

PNA-X

FieldFox

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Visio

Keysight PNA-X

FieldFox

Job description

Standard Job Description

WHAT WE'RE DOING:

Lockheed Martin, Cyber & Intelligence invites you to step up to one of today’s most daunting challenges: the evolving threat of cyber warfare. As a cyber security professional at Lockheed Martin, you’ll protect the networks that our citizens and the world depend upon each minute. Here, you’ll work with cybersecurity experts on the forefront of threat protection and proactive prevention. In this fast-paced, real-world environment, you’ll draw on all your education and experience as well as the resources of Lockheed Martin to keep the threats at bay.

Cyber | Lockheed Martin

The Work

The GG RF Engineer is a critical role responsible for designing, installing, and testing RF systems, with a focus on SATCOM components and devices operating in various frequency bands, including but not limited to S-band, C-band, X-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band. The successful candidate will be working on complex RF system design, installation, and test, and will be required to travel up to 15% worldwide. The RF Design Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our RF systems, from design to deployment, and will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure systems meet user requirements.

RF Design And Installation

• Design, install, and test RF systems, including SATCOM components and devices, utilizing knowledge of RF principles and system design
• Conduct site surveys, climb antennas, and rack hardware as required, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and regulations

RF Test And Measurement

• Utilize RF test equipment such as Keyband PNA-X, Fieldfox, Spec-A, Sig-Gen, and O-Scopes to test and measure RF system performance, including spectral analysis, modulation analysis, and bit error rate (BER) testing
• Measure and analyze S-parameters, P1dB, TOI, NF, Phase Noise, and Group Delay, with consideration for the impact of non-linear effects, such as intermodulation distortion and spectral growth
• Familiarity with signal processing techniques, including filtering, amplification, and frequency conversion, as applied to SATCOM signal chains

System Design And Documentation

• Create system drawings and documentation using AutoCAD or Visio, including block diagrams, schematics, and layout drawings
• Understand and apply link budget analysis, antenna patterns, and G/T measurements, with consideration for the effects of noise, interference, and multipath on system performance

Collaboration

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including system architects, and project managers, to ensure systems meet user requirements and are delivered on schedule

Who We Are

The program performs the analysis, design, development, integration, test and deployment, securing, modernization, and operations and maintenance (O&M) and decommissioning activities of RF and optical capabilities.

Why Join Us

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life

Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We support our employees, so they can support our mission.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Ability to carry equipment, climb antennas, and rack hardware
• Knowledgeable of RF design, installation, and test, with a focus on SATCOM systems
• Travel up to 25% worldwide

Desired Skills

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar field
• RF test experience with Keysight PNA-X and Fieldfox, including familiarity with RF signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers
• Familiarity with RF system design, including SATCOM components and devices, such as amplifiers, filters, and antennas
• Experience with AutoCAD or Visio for system drawings and documentation
• Understanding of antenna analysis, including G/T measurements, STK, antenna patterns, and link budget, with consideration for the effects of antenna pointing errors and polarization mismatch
• Experience with power systems engineering, including power amplifiers, power supplies, and thermal management (Power/Space/Cooling)
• Coding skills in Python or VBA for interaction and commanding RF components, including experience with APIs and scripting languages

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.