Senior RF Engineer (Level III) - Top Secret clearance

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

4x10 work schedule

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 Space in Littleton, CO is seeking an RF Engineer Sr to join our team, contributing to space payload hardware design, integration, and testing across multiple programs.

You will lead system integration tests, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help shape payload architecture and performance trades to meet mission needs.

Qualifications

• Experience with space electronics and hardware design.
• Experience with Integration & Test (I&T) of hardware.
• Understanding of common RF principles.
• Top Secret clearance required prior to start; must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Global Security portfolio by designing and testing RF payloads across program lifecycles.
• Perform system integration testing to identify optimal payload solutions for new program captures.
• Engage in system requirements flow-down to hardware design, and integration and test to verify mission performance.
• Lead troubleshooting anomaly resolution.
• Work with RF Engineers, Box and Sub-systems CPEs, leaders, and SMEs to ensure program success.
• Partner with customers and program leadership to ensure payload product milestones are met.
• Conduct box and subsystem test, system signal analysis, and verification of requirements and trades.
• Demonstrate SME capabilities on payload hardware and mission execution.
• Contribute to payload architecture and trade decisions to improve payload and mission performance.

Skills

Space hardware design

I&T experience

RF principles

TS/SCI clearance

Job description

Job Title and Location

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an RF Engineer Sr to join our team in Littleton, CO!

Job Responsibilities

• Support the Global Security portfolio of programs by supporting mission payloads design and test on world class RF Payloads across various stages in each program’s lifecycle.
• Perform and design system integration testing to identify optimal payload solutions for new program captures.
• Engage in system requirements flow-down to implementation of hardware design, and integration and test to verify mission performance.
• Lead troubleshooting anomaly resolution.
• Work closely with other RF Engineers, Box and Sub-systems CPEs, leaders, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure a given program within Global Securities is successful.
• Partner with customers and program leadership to ensure the success of payload products and milestones.
• Perform box and subsystem test, system signal analysis, requirement verification, trades, risk/opportunities,and support proposal efforts.
• Demonstrate subject matter expertise on payload hardware and mission execution.
• Contribute to payload architecture and trade decisions to enable improved payload and mission performance.

What You Will Gain In This Role

• Deep expertise in payload hardware and the mission
• Expand your engineering and hardware proficiency through challenging, real-world projects
• Collaborative experience working side-by-side with a high-performing team of engineers
• High-impact engagement with the customer on technical discussions and interchanges
• Accelerate your skills to take on engineering growth opportunities
• Hands-on involvement in a cutting-edge mission area that delivers tangible, real-world results
• Contribute to our armed forces’ ability to execute their duties safely and bring our service members home

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with space electronics and/or hardware design
• Experience with Integration & Test (I&T) of hardware
• Understanding of common RF principles
• Top Secret clearance required prior to start; must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance; US citizenship required

Desired Skills

• Proven ability to execute major milestone reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
• Experience working with small technical teams across design lifecycle to produce artifacts to meet technical specifications
• Experience with successful execution of RF or digital payload/subsystem test plans
• Team player with the demonstrated ability to participate in cross functional teams and communicate andcoordinate work as one team with common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to interact effectively with customers, suppliers, management, and peers
• Ability to develop and analyze technical requirements, performing trade studies, and allocating functions down to payloads, subsystems and/or components
• Experience defining end-to-end performance and functionality of payloads and/or subsystems, consistent with mission needs and CONOPS
• Experience analyzing and verifying technical requirements/functions for engineering systems
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• TS/SCI clearance

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $110300.00 - $204900.00

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.