RF Engineer - Clearance Required

Job ID: 687539BR Date posted: Apr. 30, 2025 Program: NGG and SBIRS
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Are you looking for a job where you can use your problem solving abilities and software skills to solve some of the most critical challenges facing our planet and our country?
The Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) programs Next Generation GEO (NGG) and Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) use infrared surveillance to provide early missile warning for the U.S. military and is considered two of the nation’s highest priority space programs. The systems include a combination of satellites and hosted payloads in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) and Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) and ground hardware and software. OPIR missions are as follows:
•Missile Warning – to provide faster, more accurate reporting on theater and strategic missile launches
•Missile Defense – Supporting effective operation of missile defense systems against national and theater threats
•Battlespace Awareness – Supply comprehensive infrared data to help characterized battlespace conditions, supporting force protection, strike planning, and other missions
•Technical intelligence – Gathering data to characterize a variety of infrared signatures to enable rapid identification of events.
When you join the OPIR Infrastructure team as a radio frequency (RF) Engineer you will design, install, and maintain Remote Ground Stations at both CONUS and OCONUS locations.
We are seeking a RF Engineer to join the OPIR infrastructure team supporting the relay ground stations for the OPIR programs. In this role you will work with a dynamic, fast-moving, high performance team to design, install, test, and maintain CONUS and OCONUS Relay Ground Stations.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and testing of RF systems and subsystems, including antennas, filters, amplifiers, and receivers-
- Perform crucial RF system level analysis to include link budget analysis for antenna systems.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including design documents, wiring diagrams and interconnections, test procedures, and technical notes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including systems, hardware, and network engineers and work closely with IT infrastructure teams. 
- Participate in design reviews, test readiness reviews, and other technical meetings
- Develop and execute test plans and procedures for RF systems and subsystems
- Troubleshoot and debug complex ground system integration issues with a focus on RF subsystems
- Stay current with emerging RF technologies and trends, and apply this knowledge to improve existing systems and develop new ones
- Mentor and guide junior engineers in RF design development and testing
- Coordinate with suppliers and vendors to procure RF components and subsystems
Basic Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of RF principles and concepts
- Strong documentation skills, with the ability to accurately record and maintain complex system designs and configurations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
- Secret Clearance to start
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time to CONUS and OCONUS site locations
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Desired Skills:
-Previous hardware engineering and RF engineering experience.
-Experience with satellite ground systems
-Experience designing and implementing RF and Hardware projects through the full system life-cycle.
-Desire to support all types of RF and IT-hardware in addition for a holistic approach to satellite ground systems.
-Experience troubleshooting data flows in large complex systems.
_Top Secret Clearance

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Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: TS/SCI
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington or Washington DC is $97,100 - $171,235. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: RF Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First