RF Engineer, Senior (level III) - Top Secret Clearance

RF Engineer, Senior (Level III) - Top Secret Clearance

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.

By joining the Lockheed Martin Space Radio Frequency (RF) Talent Center (RFTC) team, you will contribute our mission supporting challenging programs related to Space Vehicles, Hypersonics, Human Space Flight and Interplanetary Missions, Missile Defense, and more.

What You'll Do:

• Support Global Security portfolios by conducting payload analysis and initialization on advanced RF payloads, utilizing tools like GRASP, HFSS, or CST.
• Lead efforts in systems engineering, analysis, calibration, verification, and validation across the product lifecycle, utilizing model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and related tools like DOORS or Jira.
• Design, develop, and test RF systems, including antennas, transceivers, and signal processing algorithms.
• Tackle complex RF challenges with a deep understanding of payloads and mission requirements to meet stakeholder needs.
• Collaborate closely with leaders and Subject Matter Experts to manage payload risks, opportunities, and related studies.
• Work with customers to ensure the success of payload products and milestones.

Successful applicants will have experience working as a Certified Principle Engineer (CPE), Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE), or equivalent.

Desired skills:

• Experience with system timing (clock signals) and GPS receivers
• Experience leading small technical teams across design lifecycle to produce artifacts to meet technical specifications and execute major milestone reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
• Experience with successful execution of RF payload/subsystem test plans
• Experience with RF simulation, modeling and Link budget analysis
• Experience working with subcontracts and interfacing with the customer
• Team player with the demonstrated ability to participate in cross functional teams and communicate and coordinate work as one team with common goals
• Ability to develop and analyze technical requirements, performing trade studies, and allocating functions down to RF payloads, subsystems and/or components
• Experience defining end-to-end performance and functionality of RF payloads and/or subsystems, consistent with mission needs and CONOPS
• Experience analyzing and verifying technical requirements/functions for engineering systems
• Proficiency with the development of specifications and interface definitions for digitally processed RF payloads
• Experience with defining external interfaces for antennas, active/passive RF components, receivers/transmitters, and digital processors

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.