Job Description
You will be the Infrared (IR) Camera Systems Engineer for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Programs team in Santa Barbara, CA. Our team delivers cutting edge IR sensor solutions for space, defense, and commercial customers, turning innovative concepts into high performance hardware that protects lives worldwide.
What You Will Be Doing
As the IR Camera Systems Engineer you will lead technical teams, shape future product roadmaps, and ensure current IR camera productions run flawlessly. You will partner with internal stakeholders and external customers to define requirements, model system performance, and verify that every design meets its goals. Your responsibilities will include:
• Leading EO/IR analysis and physics based modeling to develop and validate sensor system concepts.
• Driving trade studies, requirements definition, and architectural decisions for new and existing IR cameras.
• Acting as project/technical lead: creating detailed plans, tracking tasks, schedules, budgets, and earned value metrics.
• Presenting technical briefings and status updates to customers, program leadership, and senior directors with clear, compelling communication.
• Supervising and mentoring multidisciplinary engineers and technicians (mechanical, electrical, optical) to execute design, integration, and test activities.
• Conducting system debugging and troubleshooting, providing rapid technical direction to resolve hardware issues.
• Supporting production operations by reviewing manufacturing processes, ensuring build up compliance, and implementing corrective actions.
• Maintaining comprehensive technical documentation, design data, and configuration control in LM tools.
• Collaborating with cross functional partners-including systems, software, test, and quality teams-to guarantee seamless integration.
• Traveling as needed to supplier sites, customer facilities, or test ranges to support critical milestones and interface reviews.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in an engineering, mathematics, or science field
Engineering or Physics background
Excellent presentation and written communications skills
Strong customer coordination experience
Experience with performance analysis of IR camera systems
Ability to lead technical teams to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals.
Understanding of infrared sensor systems and supporting, mechanical, and optical systems.
Transition of high technology product from Development to Production
Troubleshooting and failure analysis of sophisticated hardware.
Ability to obtain a secret security clearance, must be a US Citizen.
Desired skills
Master's degree or PhD from an accredited college in related discipline
Understanding of FPA manufacturing technologies
Closed cycle cryogenic systems.
Vacuum packaging
MATLAB programming expertise
Radiometric testing and analysis of IR systems or sensors
Familiar with high vacuum and ESD handling requirements
Background or familiarity with electronics and equipment related to infrared video collection, analysis, and test
Understanding of reliability engineering and 6 sigma principles.
Experience with Systems Engineering and MBSE
CAMEO and DOORS expertise
Reading mechanical drawings
Ability to work remotely
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedule Information
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
National Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $97,100 - $171,235. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: 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, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $111,700 - $193,660. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: 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, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
