Standard Job Description
Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an RF Engineer to join our team in Littleton, CO! In this exciting role, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Support the Global Security portfolio of programs by supporting mission communications and networking design on world class RF Payloads across various stages in each program’s lifecycle.
- Perform system design and architecture to identify optimal payload solutions for new program captures.
- Engage in system requirements flow-down to implementation of hardware design, and integration and test toverify mission performance.
- Lead troubleshooting anomaly resolution.
- Work closely with other RF Engineers, Box and Sub-systems CPEs, leaders, and Subject Matter Experts to ensurea 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 design, 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.
- Responsible for owning and delivering operational hardware.
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
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Basic Qualifications
- Experience with space electronics and/or hardware design
- Knowledge of networking and/or digital systems
- Experience working with subcontracts and/or suppliers
- 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 withmission 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
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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.