Lockheed Martin is seeking a senior or mid‑career Engineer to serve as a Certified Principal Engineer (CPE) for a high‑performance system. The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing production readiness, ensuring compliance with aerospace quality standards, and driving continuous‑improvement initiatives for the design. This role will collaborate closely internally as well as with industry partner teams to translate system requirements into manufacturable solutions while maintaining traceability and configuration control.
Location: This position does not support teleworking; you will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility and be expected to work a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.
What does this role look like?
- The Digital and Analog Talent Center is looking for an experienced Responsible Engineer/Certified Principal Engineer (CPE) to oversee the test and integration of digital electronics systems.
- This role is a critical one that will build your skills and knowledge in technical disciplines required to design and realize a complex digital product.
- At the same time, you will leverage technical leadership principles to ensure that your team is successful in ensuring that the delivered product meets all customer specifications and meets or exceeds the needs of our customers.
Key Activities You Will Accomplish In This Role
- Digital products include digital processing, software defined radio, command & data handling, controls & avionics, and any other digital systems that are utilized on Lockheed Martin space or missile systems.
- The critical skills utilized in this role will include experience in FPGA and/or ASIC design, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) design, Embedded Software, FPGA Gateware, Systems Engineering/Requirements Management, Systems Integration & Test, Guidance Navigation & Control, and Electrical Engineering.
To Be Effective In This Role, You Will Need
- Experience in a Responsible Engineer / Product Lead role for analog and digital electronics.
- Experience working with Subcontractors and sub-tier suppliers.
- Familiarity with other engineering processes, disciplines and Subject Matter Experts.
- Familiarity with processes on failure investigation (root cause analysis, Failure Review Boards, etc.).
- Experience supporting the technical evaluation of design and requirements verification.
- Experience in different phases of aerospace electronic component development cycle.
- Experience interacting with peers, management and government customers.
- Proficiency in presentations and in written communications.
- 5+ years professional experience
- Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge of Systems Engineering concepts and processes
- Experience in leading a team, accomplishing both strategic objectives and execution of programs
- Experience with vehicle or subsystem design, test and integration
- Certification and training as Responsible Engineer, or equivalent
- Ability to build key relationships across organizations internally within LM and externally with government customers to achieve organizational and program goals
- Exemplary written and verbal communication skills coupled with strong interpersonal team building skills to effectively engage team members as well as elevate appropriate issues to management
- Experience writing requirements specification and Interface documents
- Experience working in a lab environment, familiar with troubleshooting tools and troubleshooting mindset
- Proficiency with MS Office Products
- Team player with demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate and coordinate work as one team with common goals
- Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00
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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
- Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5+ years of professional experience
- Experience in a Responsible Engineer or Product Lead role for analog and digital electronics
- Knowledge of Systems Engineering concepts and processes
- Experience leading a team and accomplishing strategic objectives and program execution
- Experience with vehicle or subsystem design, test, and integration
- Experience working with subcontractors and sub-tier suppliers
- Experience supporting technical evaluation of design and requirements verification
- Experience in different phases of the aerospace electronic component development cycle
- Experience interacting with peers, management, and government customers
- Proficiency in presentations and written communications
- Certification and training as a Responsible Engineer or equivalent
- Experience writing requirements specifications and interface documents
- Experience working in a lab environment and familiarity with troubleshooting tools
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
- Ability to build relationships across internal organizations and external government customers
- Experience leading cross-functional teams
- 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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