Research Scientist Sr Stf - E5

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

Standard Job Description

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and its ISR & UAS line-of-business, seeks a motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join the Signature Management & Survivability Team. Specifically, we seek to identify a candidate with expertise in the following:

• Aircraft stealth signature reduction and low observables (LO) phenomenology
• Radar cross section (RCS) susceptibility
• Electromagnetics (EM), computational electromagnetics (CEM)
• LO project/program management

The candidate will be working in a high-paced environment responsible for a team, as the Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, of engineers responsible for low observable technology maturation, modeling and simulation, prototype build and test, and external customer communication and marketing. The candidate will lead the Signature Management team and participate in Government forums and internal Skunk Works program reviews as the LO signature subject matter expert (SME).

Typical Responsibilities May Include

• Responsible for performing, analyzing, and communicating vehicle signature predictions using Unix-based codes and tools.
• Leading a team of signature intergration, 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.

The position requires strong verbal and written communication skills for final reports and technical briefings to large groups. An ability to explain complex technical concepts in a readily comprehensible manner is an advantage. The candidate should have experience in customer/client interaction and preparing successful technical proposals. This will include the ability to perceive customer needs, develop a compelling technical approach to meeting those needs, clearly and concisely describe a plan for implementing the technical approach, and provide reasonable cost/schedule estimates for the work required. The candidate will be expected to develop and execute R&D plans to meet needs defined by management or by the customer. The candidate will typically work without technical direction, but he/she may be called upon to provide technical direction for others. The candidate will participate in and ultimately lead multidisciplinary design teams to solve challenging aircraft survivability problems in the low observables, infrared signature reduction, and LO realm.

Basic Qualifications

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

Desired Skills

• Recognized Subject Matter Expert in low observables (LO), survivability, or susceptibility
• Experience with radar cross section reduction (RCSR) or radio-frequency (RF) antenna design/integration
• Expertise in LO modeling and predictions: Computational electromagnetics (CEM), Hybrid Finite Element, Boundary Integral method (FE-BI), Method of Moments (MoM), Xpatch, SENTRi, HFSS, CST Microwave Studio, FDTD
• Experience with LO integration / multi-discipline air vehicle systems design
• Knowledge of RADAR, RF materials, RF material measurements
• Programming with C/C++, Java, Fortran, Matlab, Python

CAD software literacy for model cleanup and meshing

4+ years experience as an Integrated Product Team Lead for Signature Management on an LO Program

CAD software literacy for model cleanup and meshing

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
• 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.