Payload Chief Engineer Delegate Security Clearance

Position: Payload Chief Engineer Delegate with Security Clearance
Job Number 710336

Description:

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Payload Chief Engineer Delegate to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA! Come join the Lockheed Martin Space Radio Frequency (RF) Talent Center (RFTC) team and shape the future! You can join our mission and contribute to challenging programs in support of Space Vehicles, Hypersonics, Human Space Flight and Interplanetary Missions, Missile Defense, and more. Our team is dedicated to making a positive impact on the world by leveraging our unique skills and experiences to tackle complex engineering challenges.

We are passionate about delivering exceptional results and creating a better tomorrow. Do you want to be part of a dynamic, fast-moving, high-performance team that's creating a best-in-class team culture, all while quickly adapting to ever-changing customer requirements? Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) provides the advanced Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) waveform, giving warfighters 10 times the communications capacity of the legacy Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Satellite Communication (SATCOM) system.

The Payload Chief Engineer Delegate (PCED) will assist the Payload Chief Engineer (PCE) manage and direct the technical design and development of the Wide-Band Payload subsystem for the Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension (MUOS SLE) Program. The MUOS SLE Radio Frequency Engineering Team is responsible for the design, development, and delivery of multiple communication subsystems. MUOS SLE communication subsystem consists of digital, Radio Frequency (RF), optical, and Secured Tracking, Telemetry and Command (STT&C) components that collectively receive and transmit mission information across a group of satellites and the base stations.

Payload Chief Engineer Delegate

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Oversees and manages the development of the entire Payload and STT&C Subsystems Architectures consisting of equipment: antennas, transmitters, receivers, digital processors, low noise amplifiers, high power amplifiers, RF conversion elements, transmission line, and cryptographic hardware.

-Coordinates link analysis and optimization, including effects of propagation medium and possible interference sources.

- Manages the development and allocation of RF system and subsystem functional and performance requirements.

- Oversees the identification and tracking of RF technical performance measurements.

- Monitors RF system/subsystem/component trade studies.

- Supports life cycle costs, reliability, availability, and maintainability analysis.

- Oversees the preparations of test methods and specifications
- Coordinate the analyzes and testing of the RF hardware to verify performance characteristics.
- Provides inputs to product development for formal documentation and supports manufacturing during the deliverable assembly and testing phase.
*** This position is contingent upon contract award to Lockheed Martin. Estimated award date is around mid-February 2026 . Any job offers extended to selected candidates will include a contingency clause stating that the offer is contingent on Lockheed Martin securing the contract.*** #NSSMUOS #SpaceRF

Basic Qualifications:

- Understanding of Radio Frequency (RF) and Systems Engineering principles and processes - Engineering experience working as Certified Professional Engineer (CPE), Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE), Design Lead, Technical Lead, Technical Program Manager, or in a similar role - Experience in one or more of the following fields: electrical engineering, RF/Antenna/STT&C design, systems engineering and/or integration and test - Experience writing and deriving complex subsystem level requirements - Informal or formal leadership experience - Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance;

US citizenship required
Desired

Skills:

- Experience leading employees to perform productively and develop relationships in a multi-functional team environment
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline
- Proven track record of success in managing complex engineering projects and teams
- Proactive problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively with limited direction
- Experience evaluating product technology readiness levels and developing product technology strategies
- Experience leading successful completion of System Engineering milestone reviews
- Experience implementing System Engineering processes and command media, or equivalent
- Experience interfacing and partnering with government customers

- Experience with requirements management and system modeling tools (e.g. Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS), CAMEO)
- Demonstrated ability to drive closure and resolve technical issues/challenges and demonstrated agility in decision making
- Demonstrated ability to mentor other leaders and individual contributors
- Demonstrated consistency with high ethical standards and conduct
- Aptitude for Model Based…