Quantum Research Engineering Manager

Lockheed Martin • Liverpool, NY

106d • $122,900 - $244,835

About The Position

As a part of the Lockheed Martin community, we take on challenges and find solutions using creativity and collaboration. If you're looking to be a part of a passionate team solving these complex problems, then Rotary and Mission Systems is the place for you. The Work As the Quantum Research Engineering Manager your responsibilities will include: Leading cross-Corporation engineering of deployable hardware, collaborating with strategic partners to complete prototype development and field demonstrations, developing hardware and analytical tools that translate quantum device outputs into practical capabilities, building and maintaining relationships with customers and internal leadership to ensure alignment with stakeholder priorities, identifying and developing novel component and system-level solutions with paths to realistic impact, identifying new areas for focus and developing roadmaps for transforming latent potential into real hardware, leveraging adjacent Lockheed Martin expertise to advance solution maturity, diversifying Lockheed Martin quantum capabilities and technical leadership, and mentoring team members to build the broad set of skills required to mature and deliver revolutionary and realistic technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree is required
• 15+ years in multi-disciplinary technical experience in product development environment
• Prior experience leading multiple concurrent large scale IRADs, VRADs or other investment projects
• Prior experience developing product and technology investment roadmaps
• Experience in developing low TRL concepts, experience with CRAD & government S&T projects (such as DARPA)
• Experience interfacing with company executives, customers, and external agencies and partners
• Proven ability to partner across internal business areas
• Demonstrated technical and people leadership experience including leading diverse and dynamic multi-discipline engineering teams
• Demonstrated Full Spectrum Leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to create a vision, build a team, and execute on that vision to create business value
• Active Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

• A PhD or equivalent industry experience in atomic physics, engineering, or a closely related field
• Expertise in one or more of the following: atom interferometry, optical atomic clocks, frequency standards, atomic magnetometry, and/or atomic sensing
• Strong foundation in theoretical atomic physics with an ability to complete first-principles calculations that inform engineering sensitivities and design targets, interrogation methods and signal recovery, optimal control architectures, and processing of sensor outputs
• Expertise in optimized detection and signal recovery techniques and related electronics
• Expertise in standard data analysis techniques and tools
• Experience leading small to mid-size teams to mature early-stage technologies
• Prior experience developing product strategies and/or roadmaps
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Prior experience delivering or fielding atom-based sensors or related technologies
• Prior experience communicating to stakeholders ranging from junior engineers to senior leadership and external customers
• Expertise in opto-mechanical engineering for MIL-Spec and related environments
• Expertise in atomic sensor building blocks: precision spectroscopy, Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) systems, electro-magnetic solutions, atomic sources, laser cooling, ruggedized narrow linewidth lasers and frequency stabilization, optics, fiber optics, and electro-optics and acousto-optics
• Expertise in analog, digital, and RF electronics
• Prior experience mentoring team members or building team strength within an engineering organization
• Prior experience in functional management of engineering or science teams
• Prior experience in operation and testing of inertial navigation and sensing technologies
• Existing security clearance or willingness to pursue a clearance

Responsibilities

• Leading cross-Corporation engineering of deployable hardware
• Collaborating with strategic partners to complete prototype development and field demonstrations
• Developing hardware and analytical tools that translate quantum device outputs into practical capabilities
• Building and maintaining relationships with customers and internal leadership to ensure alignment with stakeholder priorities
• Identifying and developing novel component and system-level solutions with paths to realistic impact
• Identifying new areas for focus and developing roadmaps for transforming latent potential into real hardware
• Leveraging adjacent Lockheed Martin expertise to advance solution maturity
• Diversifying Lockheed Martin quantum capabilities and technical leadership
• Mentoring team members to build the broad set of skills required to mature and deliver revolutionary and realistic technologies

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Education Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree