Standard Job Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.


At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.


Please join us as an Engineering Planner (Project Engineer), where you will be working within the central ASIC & FPGA Engineering division for Lockheed Martin Space. You will have the opportunity to support a portfolio of over 50 different programs and research and development (R&D) efforts. Your work will affect technology across military space, civil space, commercial space, missiles, missile defense platforms, satellite surveillance platforms, deep space exploration, and manned flight missions.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

Be responsible for proactively monitoring team member workloads, tracking progress against assigned tasks and labor capacity
Prepare project metrics for analysis by Technical Leads and Management.
Drive advanced features of project planning and tracking tools, such as MS Project and Jira.
Assist with proposal creation, leveraging data from past projects.
Set up development and project tracking infrastructure for the development team to ensure consistency and completeness.
Evolve department data collection and analysis from multiple tools into unified database.
Assist with administrative tasks, such as contractor onboarding, status collection, operations reviews, etc as outlined by Management.
Communicate well with ASIC/FPGA engineers, Technical Leads and Managers, understanding the vernacular and lifecycle of semiconductor development. 

Coordinates planning, organization, control, integration and completion of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility. Plans and formulates engineering program; reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications. Evaluates and approves design changes, specification and drawing releases. Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.

Basic Qualifications

Experience or coursework in the design of FPGA and/or ASIC devices.
HDL programming experience with VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
Willing and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance, thus US Citizenship is required for this position.

Desired Skills

• Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Experience in ASIC / FPGA life cycle (architecture, design, simulation, verification, validation, integration & test).
• Knowledge of digital design, development, and simulation.
• Experience or knowledge of MS Project, JIRA.
• Experience with project planning, schedule tracking, task management, or coordinating technical deliverables across a team
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice