Hardware Engineer - Lead​/Architect

Who we are

Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions. Our Manassas campus is a thriving center of engineering expertise, fostering a culture that encourages creativity, excellence, and the creation of exceptional products. Our team is made up of dedicated professionals who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

At Lockheed Martin, we’re at the forefront of cutting‑edge technology and innovation. Our campus in Manassas, Virginia is a hub for engineering excellence, where we tackle some of the world’s most challenging engineering problems. We pride ourselves on our culture of creativity, excellence, and product innovation.

We are seeking a Hardware Engineer Lead / Architect to drive the design, development, and production of a high density, submarine‑compatible compute platform. The role will own the full life‑cycle—from concept through detailed design, prototyping, verification, and production—ensuring power, thermal, reliability, and modularity requirements are met in a constrained naval environment.

The role includes:

• Lead the end‑to‑end hardware development life‑cycle (concept, architecture, detailed design, prototyping, verification, production, and transition to sustainment).
• Engineer reliability and fault tolerance: redundant system design, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), health monitoring, alerting, and maintainability plans.
• Architect modular, scalable compute infrastructure: blade servers, GPU clusters, PCIe/NVLink high‑speed interconnects, and edge compute packaging that can be deployed as a rack as a unit.
• Drive system modernization/technology refresh processes, evaluating emerging COTS components and overseeing integration into the production line.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with 3+ years of related experience.
• Proven ability to shepherd a hardware concept through detailed design, prototype, verification, low‑rate production, and hand‑off to sustainment/manufacturing.
• Experience with blade servers, GPU clusters, high‑speed interconnects (PCIe, NVLink), and edge compute constraints.
• Knowledge of system modernization and technology refresh processes.
• Experience in high‑density power/thermal design with production experience.

• Emerging Authority – Recognized as a subject‑matter expert in high‑density power/thermal design with production experience.
• Motivated Learner – Eager to stay current with emerging technologies and to apply them to novel naval environments.
• Problem Solver – Ability to translate abstract requirements into concrete, space‑constrained, submarine‑qualified solutions.

This position requires a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level: Secret.

Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

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

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: RMS

Relocation Available:
Possible

Career Area:
Hardware Engineering

Type:
Full‑Time

Shift: First