RF Engineer Level IV - Top Secret clearance

Position: RF Engineer, Staff (Level IV) - Top Secret clearance
Description:

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, invest, 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 workforce 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 a Staff RF Engineer to join our team in Littleton, CO! By joining the Lockheed Martin Space Radio Frequency (RF) Talent Center (RFTC) team, you will contribute our mission supporting challenging programs related to Space Vehicles, Hypersonics, Human Space Flight and Interplanetary Missions, Missile Defense, and more.

In this RF engineering role within LM Space, you will:

* Support the Global Security portfolio of programs by supporting timing, frequency, and ephemeris design 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 requirements flow-down to implementation of hardware design, and integration and test to verify mission performance.

* Lead troubleshooting anomaly resolution.

* 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 box and subsystem design, system signal analysis, requirement verification, trades, risk/opportunities, and support proposal efforts.

* Demonstrate subject matter expertise on payload hardware and mission execution.

* Contribute to payload architecture and trade decisions to enable improved payload and mission performance.

* Responsible for owning and delivering operational hardware.

What you will gain in this role:

* Deep expertise in payload hardware and the mission

* Expand your engineering and RF hardware proficiency through challenging, real‑world projects

* Collaborative experience working side‑by‑side with a high‑performing team of engineers

* High‑impact engagement with the customer on technical discussions and interchanges

* Accelerate your skills to take on engineering growth opportunities

* Hands‑on involvement in a cutting‑edge mission area that delivers tangible, real‑world results

* Contribute to our armed forces' ability to execute their duties safely and bring our service members home

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Basic Qualifications:

* Experience with space electronics and/or hardware design

* Knowledge of digital timing signals (e.g., 10MHz, 1

PPS)

* Experience working with subcontracts

Security Clearance / Work Authorization:

* To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.

* Prior to starting employment, selected candidates will be required to possess Top Secret clearance. For this position, applicants must possess a currently Active Top Secret security clearance to be considered.

* Selected candidates will be required to obtain, and maintain, Top Secret with adjudicated SCI Eligibility (i.e. TS/SCI) for long term employment on this program

Desired

Skills:

* Proven ability to execute major milestone reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)

* Experience leading small technical teams across design lifecycle to produce artifacts to meet technical specifications

* Experience with successful execution of RF payload/subsystem test plans

* Team player with the demonstrated ability to participate in cross functional teams and communicate…