RF Engineer Associate - Top Secret clearance

Lockheed Martin•Littleton, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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, in-vest, 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 work-force 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 Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an RF Engineer to join our team in Littleton, CO! In this role, you will: - Support the Global Security portfolio of programs by performing payload analysis 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 integration and test to optimize system performance and calibration, and validate requirement verification. - Support troubleshooting anomaly resolution. - Contribute to deployment and initial performance assessment for critical government national assets. - Work closely with other RF Engineers, Box and Sub-systems CPEs, leaders, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure a given program within Global Securities is successful. - Partner with customers and program leadership to ensure the success of payload products and milestones. - Perform cascade analysis, verification, trades, modeling, calibration, risk/opportunities, support proposal efforts, and payload post-test analysis. - Contribute to payload architecture and trade decisions to enable improved payload and mission performance What you will gain in this role: - Gain experience in payload hardware and the mission - Build on your engineering experience and analysis skills - Collaborate with fellow engineers and analysts - Exposure to customer interactions on technical discussions and interchanges - Build skills to take on more engineering growth opportunities - Gain experience in an exciting mission area with real-world impact - Enable our military to perform their job effectively and bring them home safely #NSSGS #SpaceRF #SpaceNSS

Requirements

Experience with MATLAB or other coding
Knowledge of RF analysis or RF design
Ability to apply mathematical or physics concepts to problem solving
U.S. Citizen
Currently Active Top Secret security clearance
Ability to obtain, and maintain, Top Secret with adjudicated SCI Eligibility (TS/SCI w/Poly) for long term employment on this program.

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI clearance
Ability to develop and analyze technical requirements, performing trade studies, and allocating functions down to RF payloads, subsystems and/or components
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
Experience with certifying and selling off an RF payload or subsystem to the customer
Experience with and/or application of AI/ML Data analysis Techniques
Experience using and programming in Python
Degree in Electrical Engineering or other related STEM discipline
A team player with the demonstrated ability to participate in cross functional teams and communicate and coordinate work as one team with common goals
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to interact effectively with management and peers

Responsibilities

Support the Global Security portfolio of programs by performing payload analysis 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 integration and test to optimize system performance and calibration, and validate requirement verification.
Support troubleshooting anomaly resolution.
Contribute to deployment and initial performance assessment for critical government national assets.
Work closely with other RF Engineers, Box and Sub-systems CPEs, leaders, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure a given program within Global Securities is successful.
Partner with customers and program leadership to ensure the success of payload products and milestones.
Perform cascade analysis, verification, trades, modeling, calibration, risk/opportunities, support proposal efforts, and payload post-test analysis.
Contribute to payload architecture and trade decisions to enable improved payload and mission performance.