RF Systems Engineer

Job Description

About Lockheed Martin:

Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs some of the brightest minds in the industry. They are passionate about purposeful innovation, dedicated to keeping people safe and solving complex global challenges. Lockheed Martin prioritizes its employees, offering diverse career opportunities, flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits. They strive to foster an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

Job Description:

Lockheed Martin is seeking a skilled RF Systems Engineer to join their team in Orlando, Florida. This role supports the JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) program and requires expertise in RF design, analysis, and testing.

Responsibilities:

• Generate modeling/simulations for advanced control systems.
• Build and test prototype hardware in the lab.
• Collaborate with a larger team for flight hardware configurations.
• Assist engineers with antenna modeling, RF System modeling, and requirements development.
• Identify key RF hardware requirements that meet mission needs.
• Construct models for simulation.
• Utilize a wide range of test equipment including power supplies, DMMs, Oscilloscopes, RF Power Meters, Frequency Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, and Network Analyzers.
• Demonstrate proficiency in MATLAB modeling.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university.
• US Citizenship.
• Strong fundamental understanding of RF couplers and filter designs.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with flowing down RF requirements to testable modular hardware and software.
• Mastery of simulation and analysis tools, particularly MATLAB.
• Ability to support trade studies, presentations, proposals, and related activities.
• In-depth understanding of Smith charts, S-parameters, dynamic range, FRIIS transmission equation, and impedance matching.
• Ability to calculate system noise temperature of a cascaded network.
• Knowledge of antenna design, polar plots, and phased arrays.
• Understanding of conical vs great circle cuts.
• Ability to calculate polarization losses.
• Experience with performing System Link Budgets for Telemetry, Flight Termination, Data Links, Range Tracking, GPS, SATCOM, etc.
• Proficiency in Radar Analysis (Altitude, Search & Track, and SAR) including terrain and atmospheric absorption, function of time, and environmental effects.
• Experience with developing Radar and/or Communication algorithms.

Security Clearance:

• This position requires a government security clearance. Candidates must be US Citizens for consideration.
• Clearance Level: Secret

Work Schedule:

• 4×10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Additional Information:

• This position is onsite full-time and will be performed at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
• Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• Applications are encouraged within 5-30 days of the posting date for optimal consideration.