Digital Signal​/Image Processing Engineer III

The Silicon Solutions team of Lockheed Martin Space is building the best SOC team in the world and is seeking a highly talented and strategically-thinking leader who has a passion for technology, project management and people.

Location: This position does not support teleworking; you will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in:
Littleton CO and be expected to work a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.

Signal Processing Engineer – background in Signal Processing algorithm development.

• Design, develop, and verify complex DSP blocks (mixers, re-samplers, channelize rs, DUC/DDC, etc.) on embedded processors, ASICs, FPGAs, and Versal/Polarfire SOCs.
• Serve as the technical authority for signal processing architecture, ensuring each block meets performance, power, and latency targets while satisfying overall system requirements.
• Influence project planning, schedule, cost, and quality through technical risk assessment and mitigation.
• Act as the primary technical liaison for multiple programs, translating high level mission needs into concrete signal processing implementations.

• Proven experience designing, debugging, and verifying digital signal processing algorithms.
• Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Demonstrated success leading DSP focused projects or technical initiatives.
• While no clearance is needed to start in this position, you must obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance; US Citizenship is required.

• DSP Algorithm Implementation
• Experience implementing mixers, resamplers, channelize rs, digital up converters (DUC), and digital down converters (DDC) in ASIC, FPGA, or SOC/Versal/Polarfire devices.
• Software Defined Radio (SDR) waveform and protocols.
• Ability to map algorithms to programmable logic, hard macros, or optimized software kernels.
• Modeling & Simulation.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and/or C/C++ for signal chain modeling (filter design, FFT/IFFT, ADC/DAC, etc.).
• Skilled at translating models into production ready, real-time code.
• System Level Understanding.
• Knowledge of space system architectures, CONOPs, and requirements flow down.

Clearance Level: Top Secret.
US Citizenship required.

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.

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 $104,900 - $184,920. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available:
Possible
Career Area:
Systems Engineering:
Design and Verification
Type:
Full-Time
Shift: First

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.