Radar Systems Engineer - Staff

Lockheed Martin • Moorestown, NJ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Here at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems we take on the most demanding challenges in the world. We seek out innovative ideas and creative solutions to seemingly impossible problems facing our customers in the Sensors, Effectors & Mission Systems (SEMS) organization. We collaborate with the best Radar engineers in the business across the Moorestown, NJ and Syracuse, NY sites to invent solutions where they don’t exist yet. If you’re looking for the challenge of a lifetime on a team of the brightest minds in the world, then Rotary Mission Systems and the Sensor Architectures team is the place for you. If you’re looking for life-long learning and a career where the hard work is the fun part, then you’re in the right place. Lockheed Martin. Your Mission is Ours. The Work In your role as a Senior Radar Systems Engineer, you will: Provide guidance and leadership for radar program execution. Navigate major program milestones for modern fixed site and/or surface naval radars. Develop radar development schedules, identify critical paths, develop integration plans, provide cost estimates, facilitate team development, and develop risk mitigation plans. Support the planning and execution of development and integration activities; working with systems, software, and hardware teams to coordinate schedules. Lead design reviews, system demos, flight tests, element and system level verification activities, and system certification. Execute integration and test activities, evaluate test results, investigate discrepancies, technically assess anomalies, and drive them to resolution. Represent the organization on contracts and interface with internal and external customers, program and senior leadership, and multi-disciplinary teams on significant technical matters. Who We Are Our team of Radar Systems Engineers and Sensor Architects come from diverse backgrounds and experience levels, all working together to deliver quality designs and cutting-edge capabilities to our customers. We support a broad array of Radar products and customers including the Missile Defense Agency, US Navy, Air Force, US Army, Space Force, and foreign partners including Japan, Canada, Spain, Norway, Australia, UK and more. Radar at Lockheed Martin Who You Are If you enjoy a technical challenge that will get you thinking outside the box. If you seek a collaborative environment working with motivated engineers with a diverse range of experiences and backgrounds. If you’re a lifelong learner with a passion for driving technology forward. If you’re an expert in your field looking to apply your skill to advancing sensor architectures to stay ahead of ever-evolving customer needs across a broad array of environments and threat spaces, then this is the place for you. Why Join Lockheed Martin: At Lockheed Martin we value your unique skills and expertise, and we aim to give back continuously by offering a wide variety of benefits and amenities to help our employees live flexible, healthy, and fulfilling lives at and outside of work. Some of our favorite perks include: The promotion of Work Life Balance with every Friday off (Flex 4/10 Schedule) or every other Friday off (Flex 9/80) or a 5/8 schedule. A competitive 401k match and bonus. Comprehensive Benefits including Medical/Dental/Life Insurance. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here! Explore some of the cutting‑edge technologies we support: https://lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/missile-defense/golden-dome-missile-defense.html #REAS

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or technology related field with 9 years of professional experience, or a Master's degree in engineering, science, or technology with 7 years of professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: radar architecture, requirements development, model based systems engineering, active electronically steered antennas, calibration, performance modeling, or detection/tracking/discrimination algorithms.
• Demonstrated success in leading execution of radar systems or subsystems teams.
• High proficiency in C++, Matlab, or Python.
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD Secret level clearance

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Physics or equivalent.
• Experience with technical or functional leadership of diverse teams of engineers.
• Direct interactions with Military, MDA or foreign government customers in a leadership role.
• Prior experience with and working knowledge of Aegis Weapons System, Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) and Anti-Aircraft Warfare (AAW) concepts
• Experience managing program budget and schedule constraints, including control account management.
• Active DoD Secret level clearance or higher

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and leadership for radar program execution.
• Navigate major program milestones for modern fixed site and/or surface naval radars.
• Develop radar development schedules, identify critical paths, develop integration plans, provide cost estimates, facilitate team development, and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Support the planning and execution of development and integration activities; working with systems, software, and hardware teams to coordinate schedules.
• Lead design reviews, system demos, flight tests, element and system level verification activities, and system certification.
• Execute integration and test activities, evaluate test results, investigate discrepancies, technically assess anomalies, and drive them to resolution.
• Represent the organization on contracts and interface with internal and external customers, program and senior leadership, and multi-disciplinary teams on significant technical matters.

Benefits

• The promotion of Work Life Balance with every Friday off (Flex 4/10 Schedule) or every other Friday off (Flex 9/80) or a 5/8 schedule.
• A competitive 401k match and bonus.
• Comprehensive Benefits including Medical/Dental/Life Insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees