RF Seeker IPT Lead — Technical Authority & Strategy

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 121,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements (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

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) in the United States seeks a Staff RF Engineer to serve as a technical authority for missile seeker development, supplier management, and system integration within our RF Engineering organization.

This role drives RF seeker architecture decisions, manages supplier performance, and guides design reviews while mentoring engineers and supporting proposal efforts across programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of RF engineering experience, with missile seekers or RF sensor subsystems.
• Experience in RF seeker design, architecture, and integration with supplier flow-downs.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and RF simulation tools; strong hardware integration skills.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing supplier relationships.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for seeker RF design, analysis, integration, and test.
• Drive RF architecture decisions and flow-down requirements to suppliers.
• Manage supplier technical performance and deliverables acceptance.
• Lead supplier TIMs, source selection, and competitive sourcing strategies.
• Oversee RF seeker integration into the missile system and resolve interfaces.
• Lead trade studies, risk assessments, and root-cause investigations.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to proposals and strategy.

Skills

RF engineering

supplier management

system integration

MATLAB

HFSS

ADS

SystemVue

leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

HFSS

ADS

SystemVue

Job description

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) in the United States seeks a Staff RF Engineer to serve as a technical authority for missile seeker development, supplier management, and system integration within our RF Engineering organization.

This role drives RF seeker architecture decisions, manages supplier performance, and guides design reviews while mentoring engineers and supporting proposal efforts across programs.