Lockheed Martin

Electronics Engineer V, GNC Hardware Dev Tech Lead, Interim Secret

Lockheed Martin$161K — $299K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science or higher in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
  • 8+ years of professional experience
  • Experience in electronics design including FPGAs, CCAs or PWBs
  • Demonstrated experience with high-reliability electronics throughout the product lifecycle
  • Active DoD Interim Secret or higher clearance required
  • Previous technical leadership experience

Responsibilities

  • Oversee production and post-production engineering activities for THAAD Missile GNC hardware
  • Lead manufacturing process development to enhance throughput and yield
  • Conduct development testing and Hardware Qualification
  • Facilitate producibility and affordability-driven re-designs
  • Provide expert guidance to Certified Principal Engineers

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements and schedules
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Education Assistance
  • Life Insurance and Disability coverage
Full Job Description
Standard Job Description

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a full-time Electronics Engineer where you will work as a GNC Hardware Development Tech Lead on the development of a sophisticated state-of-the-art avionics product in a world class Integrated Product Development environment.

Location: This position does not support teleworking; the selected candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in Sunnyvale CA and will be working a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.

What does this role look like?

As the THAAD Guidance Navigation and Control Hardware Production Technical Lead, you will provide technical oversight to ensure not only that current GNC Electronics hardware production proceeds smoothly, but to enabling dramatic scaling up of production rates on a mature missile program across several key suppliers. The missile GNC product portfolio you will oversee includes an infrared seeker system, digital signal processing and control systems, inertial measurement systems, and electromechanical control actuation systems. You will provide expert guidance and technical leadership to our experienced product Certified Principal Engineers to collaboratively resolve the thorniest technical problems impacting Production and Post-Production.

Key activities you will accomplish in this role:
• Serve as a technical lead, responsible for overseeing THAAD Missile GNC hardware production and post-production engineering activities
• Spearhead manufacturing process development and product improvements to increase manufacturing throughput and yield
• Development testing and Hardware Qualification
• Support to producibility, affordability, and obsolescence-driven re-designs.

To be effective in this role, you will need:
• Experience in electronics design, including FPGAs, CCAs or PWBs.
• Experience as a Responsible Product Engineer, Certified Principal Engineer, or equivalent Technical Lead capacity for an Electrical package.
• 8+ years professional experience.
• Must have an active DoD Interim Secret or higher clearance, thus you are a US Citizen.

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:

Researches, designs, develops, and tests a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including radar and radiation detection equipment; radio, television and other communications equipment and systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers; and control and test equipment.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Demonstrated experience working with external vendors as well as diverse internal stakeholders.
• Experience with high-reliability electronics throughout the product lifecycle, particularly high rate production and post-production support.
• Previous or current Product/Hardware Engineer or equivalent experience.
• Previous or current technical leadership experience.
• Must have an active DoD Interim Secret or higher clearance, thus you are a US Citizen.

Desired Skills
• Experience scaling and supporting high rate production of high reliability electronics.
• Experience or willingness to lead teams through challenging engineering and/or programmatic issues.
• Demonstrated experience with design and/or analysis of PCB/PWB, Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) or Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA).
• Strong communication skills, and experience presenting to peers, leadership, and/or customers.
• Comprehensive and authoritative understanding of missile, launch vehicle or spacecraft systems.
• Adaptable to new situations and demonstrate self-initiative in solving complex problems.
• Experienced at conducting failure analysis on Electronics (CCA, Unit, and System Level).
• Experience with Guidance, Navigation or Control System Hardware
• Ability to review PCB and Assembly Drawings compliance with Drafting Standards, Geometric Tolerancing, and change management release packages.
• Technical experience in full life cycle development of hardware including design, integration, test, production, and post-production support.
• Experience as responsible product engineer (e.g. CPE, RSE, SME).
• Experience in modeling and analysis tools such as OrCAD, PSPICE, and/or Saber.
• Proven understanding of electronics standards and processes.
• Demonstrated strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• DoD Secret or higher level clearance.
• Willingness to stretch learn new technical domains (e.g. thermal, chemical, structures, systems).
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $161300.00 - $299500.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services, and Space Systems. Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, it completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). In August 2009, it completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the United States military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of the Company's Electronic Systems business area, would manage the Gyrocam business.

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Net Income
$6.8 billion
Founded
1995
5 Year Trend
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