Payload RF Engineer ; Level IV

Overview

The Lockheed Martin Space RF Talent Center is seeking a motivated RF Staff Engineer to lead a skilled team in Highlands Ranch, CO supporting the Space Development Agency (SDA) Wildfire Program Portfolio with a focus on the T3 Tracking program.

This position is responsible for the design, development, and delivery of multiple communication subsystems to the program. The communication subsystem consists of digital, RF, and optical components that collectively transmit mission information across a constellation of satellites. You will guide a team of Payload subsystem Certified Principal Engineers (CPEs), Responsible Systems Engineers (RSEs), and Integration and Test engineers in the design, development, integration, and delivery of complex RF subsystems and flight hardware.

You will ensure technical requirements, specifications, analyses, and test strategies are successfully executed while driving trade studies and technical decisions that impact mission performance.

As a lead RSE, you will provide clear direction, foster collaboration, recognize accomplishments, and create development opportunities for your team. You will partner with program leadership across engineering, manufacturing, and program management to align technical execution with mission needs.

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• Lead and develop an experienced team of RF engineers while promoting technical excellence and career growth.
• Build the talent pipeline by mentoring and training RF engineering staff.
• Own and manage all payload systems engineering work products including specifications, requirements, analyses, and verification/test plans and strategies.
• Ensure Lockheed Martin Space standard processes, tools, best practices, and training are properly implemented across the team.
• Work to integrate the testbed, Payload RSE, and Payload CPE teams towards a common goal of mission‑capable design, verifiable test requirements and ATLO campaign planning.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively across program leadership, including Program Management, Chief Engineer, and IPT leads.

• Experience in RF design, systems engineering, or integration and test.
• Informal or formal lead/leadership experience.
• Experience with design reviews, test readiness, integration, or delivery.

• Demonstrated people management skills including mentoring, coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across stakeholders effectively, including customers, suppliers, management, and peers.
• Experience developing and delivering RF or digital hardware for space applications.
• Background as a CPE or RSE or equivalent role.
• Experience working on Mission Assurance Class C and/or D Programs.
• Experience/Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen and must be able to obtain a secret clearance.

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 $123,500 - $217,695. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location.

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…