You will be the Circuit Card Design Engineer for the Hardware Engineering team at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC). Our team designs, develops and fields precision engagement aerospace and defense systems, delivering high reliability circuit card assemblies (CCAs) that power missiles, sensors and other mission critical subsystems.
What You Will Be Doing
As the Circuit Design Engineer you will ensure technical excellence across your assigned tasks, drive those tasks to successful completion, and keep stakeholders fully informed of progress and issues. You’ll work closely with production, program, and cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality, on‑schedule hardware. Your responsibilities will include:
- Lead supplier technical activities for a subsystem.
- Oversee full product life cycle: design development, milestone reviews, SDRL concurrence, Functional Acceptance Test, Design Verification Test (DVT), and environmental qualification (MIL STD 810, MIL STD 464).
- Coordinate Functional & Physical Configuration Audits and Production Readiness events.
- Report risks/concerns to Program Manager and Chief Engineer; act as liaison to resolve supplier issues.
- Partner with government counterparts as Lockheed Martin’s subsystem representative.
- Drive innovative, affordable, schedule focused solutions while upholding mission and safety requirements.
Why Join Us
Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Chelmsford, MA. Discover more about our Chelmsford, Massachusetts location.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance. A company-sponsored Secret clearance is required to start.
- Circuit / Electronic system design experience (Schematic , layout and fabrication)
- Prior experience as lead circuit design engineer
- Experience with circuit analysis with tool like SPICE / LTSpice / PSpice
- Electronic trade analysis experience (communication link budget, bandwidth analysis, power consumption, testability - production test support).
- Electrical team leadership experience
- RF Hardware / Electronic Design and integration experience is highly desirable.
- Management experience with multiple engineering discipline like IPT lead is a plus.
- Requirement development, testing, and implementation of complex system.
- RF design experience is a plus
- Knowledge or experience in design for manufacturing and design to cost
- Experience in leading and managing technical team.
- Cost Account Management (CAM) experience
- System architecture experience
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $166900.00 - $309900.00
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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
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- Company-sponsored Secret clearance required to start
- Circuit or electronic system design experience, including schematic design, layout, and fabrication
- Prior experience as a lead circuit design engineer
- Circuit analysis experience using SPICE, LTspice, or PSpice
- Electronic trade analysis experience, including communication link budget, bandwidth, power consumption, and testability analysis
- Electrical team leadership experience
- RF hardware or electronic design and integration experience
- Management experience across multiple engineering disciplines, such as IPT leadership
- Requirements development, testing, and implementation for complex systems
- RF design experience
- Design for manufacturing and design-to-cost experience
- Experience leading and managing technical teams
- Cost Account Management experience
- System architecture experience
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