Research Engineer Principal; RF/EW
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Engineering
Systems Engineer
Research Engineer Principal (RF/EW)
Lockheed Martin is dedicated to shaping, developing, & advancing technologies & capabilities with a focus on our customers' needs as part of our 21st Century Security vision. We foster collaborative innovation, provide opportunities for career development, & empower our employees with the skills needed to create cutting-edge products & solutions that keep our users Ahead of Ready.
As part of our 21st Century Security vision, Lockheed Martin is investing in advancing multi-function sensing capabilities. Our Converged Sensors team is accelerating multi-function aperture & multi-function processing technologies through research, development, & demonstrations.
Our team is seeking a driven Principal Systems Engineer to help lead the cross-program development & implementation of advanced digital sensor architectures in open architecture platforms with challenging size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) constrained environments. In this role, you will serve as a systems engineer for enterprise sensor / board / component designs to architect, prototype, demonstrate and transition technology to Flexible Communications, Radar, and Electronic Warfare (FlexCREW) systems.
A Level 6 employee is typically senior-career, can lead with technical breadth and depth, and has 13-15+ years of professional experience. What you will do (the work):
- Join the Converged Sensors Systems Engineering team to develop advanced multi-function sensor capabilities
- Collaborate on programs across lines of business (LoB) and business areas (BA) to understand requirements, develop solutions, and transition capabilities
- Define RF Systems:
Comms/Radar/EW concept of operations (CONOPs) - Drive new business capture by generating artifacts and authoring response sections in proposal development phase
- Design RF Systems:
Comms/Radar/EW system architectures - Perform systems analysis & design from system sizing, requirements definition, & modeling
- Collaborate in a cross-functional team to deploy capabilities into a heterogeneous compute environment
This role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD government clearance at the Top Secret level. Learn more about life in Moorestown, NJ here!
Why join us:
- Competitive salary & benefits package
- Opportunities for career advancement & professional development
- Access to cutting-edge technologies & resources
- Collaborative & supportive work environment
- Contribution to meaningful projects with real-world impact
Learn more about Lockheed Martin's Comprehensive benefits package here!
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