Spring 2026 Drexel Co-op Technical

Lockheed Martin•Cherry Hill, NJ

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Bringing together people who use their passion for purposeful innovation…Your Mission is Ours. At Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and they make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. We provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life in and outside of work. Are you an emerging engineering generalist? As a Research Engineer co-op at Spectrum Systems Laboratory (SSL) in Cherry Hill, NJ, your day-to-day responsibilities vary based on the needs of our programs. We pride ourselves in the flexibility we give to our engineers to pursue research that is of interest to them and give opportunities for engineers to grow and learn about what others in the lab are doing. Interested candidates must have ability to obtain a security clearance. Based on our current needs, your skills and the skills you wish to acquire, you could be tasked with any of the following:

Requirements

Experience in one of the following areas: -Software development (C, C++ and/or Python preferred) -FPGA's and digital design (Xilinx preferred) -Digital signal processing for software and/or FPGA fabric
Good team working and collaboration skills
Ability to obtain a security clearance.
Must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Nice To Haves

Modern wireless communication techniques and protocols
Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and pipelines
Experience with RF test equipment
Embedded C and/or C++ development
Software-Designed Radios
RF circuit design
Working knowledge of MATLAB

Responsibilities

The design, code and test of software for digital and RF/analog advanced state-of-the-art receivers, transmitters, and antennas
Architecting and implementing data engineering pipelines in support of automated analysis of machine learning, sensor processing, and target tracking research prototypes over large data sets.
Utilize fundamentals to analyze, debug, and integrate RF processing and target tracking software.
Lead and/or support research projects to innovate and provide new/novel solutions for novel problems.
Participate in large-scale field tests where our systems are tested on the ground, at sea, and in the air on commercial or military assets.