Join Our Team as an ASIC & FPGA Engineer where you will support over 50 different programs and research and development (R&D) efforts, affecting technology across military space, civil space, commercial space, missiles, missile defense platforms, satellite surveillance platforms, deep space exploration, and manned flight missions.
Location: This position does not support teleworking; you will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in:
• Sunnyvale CA
• Denver, Boulder, Louisville or Highlands Ranch CO
• King of Prussia PA
You will work a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.
The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:
Develops, designs, verifies, and documents Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) development. Determines architecture design, logic design, and system simulation. Assignments include the analysis of all aspects from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power utilization. Typically uses specialized equipment to establish operation data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results.
- Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
- Experience in design, debug and/or verification of ASICs or FPGAs.
- Must have an active Top Secret clearance, thus US Citizenship is required.
- Experience in leading or managing ASIC or FPGA projects.
- Demonstrated self-starter and voracious learner
- High EQ (Emotional Intelligence).
- Space system design experience.
- Unnderstanding of system and hardware requirements related to space.
- Microsoft Project or equivalent
- Microsoft Office.
- Atlassian JIRA or equivalent.
- Experience being a Control Accounts Manager (CAM) using Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
- Customer-facing communication experience (product/services sales, marketing, field, etc.).
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $135700.00 - $251900.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent combined education and experience
- Experience designing, debugging, and/or verifying ASICs or FPGAs
- Active Top Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Experience leading or managing ASIC or FPGA projects
- Self-starter with strong learning ability
- High emotional intelligence
- Space system design experience
- Understanding of space-related system and hardware requirements
- Experience with Microsoft Project or equivalent
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- Experience with Atlassian JIRA or equivalent
- Experience as a Control Accounts Manager using an Earned Value Management System
- Customer-facing communication experience
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
- Proficiency in AI prompting as applied to the position
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Flexible Benefits — Work arrangements often include compressed schedules and telework, contributing to a favorable work‑life balance. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a key reason many view the overall package positively.
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