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Electrical Design Engineer

Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Chelmsford, Massachusetts

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Job ID: 706601BR Date posted: Oct. 06, 2025
Description:

You will be the Electrical Design Engineer for Lockheed Martin’s Chelmsford, MA campus. Our team drives cutting edge digital and FPGA designs, hands on lab testing, and product development for high performance, size weight power critical missile and fire control systems.

What You Will Be Doing
As the Electrical Design Engineer you will create and verify innovative digital hardware solutions that meet demanding system requirements. You will collaborate with RF, test, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers to deliver robust multi function modules and wireless datalink communications. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing digital schematics, RTL code, and HDL implementations for complex modules.
• Selecting devices, designing supporting circuitry, and performing verification through simulation and hardware testing.
• Writing and maintaining design requirements documents and architecture specifications.
• Setting up and leading peer reviews to evaluate digital designs and ensure compliance with standards.
• Debugging hardware issues in the lab using state of the art test equipment and analysis tools.
• Contributing to high fidelity simulation environments and creating test benches for validation.
• Coordinating with cross functional groups (RF, mechanical, test, manufacturing) to integrate and validate designs.
• Documenting design decisions, test results, and lessons learned for knowledge sharing.
• Supporting continuous learning initiatives and mentoring junior team members when needed.

Why Join Us
We are looking for a collaborative, growth mindset engineer who thrives on solving challenging digital design problems. The ideal candidate brings strong circuit design expertise, familiarity with FPGA/HDL workflows, and a passion for hands on debugging. At Lockheed Martin you’ll work alongside industry leading digital and microwave experts, enjoy a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion, and benefit from flexible work schedules, comprehensive benefits, and clear career advancement pathways. If you are eager to think big, innovate relentlessly, and help shape next generation missile and fire control technologies, we encourage you to apply and help us build a better tomorrow.

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. 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 Interim Secret is required to start.
Basic Qualifications:
-A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with at least 5 years of professional experience.
-Digital design experience developing CCA's, PCB's using schematic capture and signal integrity analysis tools.
-Knowledge of CCA, PCB layout and routing best practices for high speed interfaces.
-Digital designs using industry protocols such as USB, UART, SPI, I2C, JESD204B interfaces to DAC's and ADC's.
-Ability to debug hardware and firmware issues in the lab using various test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and signal generators.
-The ability to work independently on digital development tasks and seek out information to accomplish the tasks.
-The ability to follow our established LM hardware development best practices and design assurance process is required.
-Experience documenting moderately complex engineering designs is required.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
-Strong organizational skills are required.
-The ability to work effectively in a team environment and the ability to multi-task are required.
-Candidate must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance and have the ability to be granted an interim secret prior to start.
Desired Skills:
-A BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 9 years of professional experience is preferred.
-Ability to create schematics using tools such as Cadence ORCAD or Siemens Xpedition.
- Ability to perform signal integrity analysis using tools such as Siemens Hyperlynx.
-Prior experience developing and working with serial interfaces such as SPI, I2C, RS422, JESD204B is desired.
-Prior experience with DDR SDRAM interfaces and signal integrity analysis.
-Worked with development boards from AMD/Xilinx, Microsemi or Intel.
-Some FPGA design skills using software tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Microsemi Libero or Intel Quartus.
-Worked with development boards from Xilinx, Microsemi or Intel.
-Demonstrated experience documenting complex engineering designs is desired.
-Prior engineering experience within the Aerospace, Aeronautics, Defense, Space, Automotive, or Electronics Sectors is desired.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
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
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Electrical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First

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About

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.

United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.

Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.

Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

  • Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
  • Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
  • Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions

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  • Collaborative

    There is no innovation without imagination. You bring new, different and exciting ideas to the table every day. You are committed to the success of your team.

  • Curious

    The ability to explore and drive new ideas. You think innovatively to come up with creative solutions to complex challenges.

  • Goal-oriented

    From planning and organizing to decision making, goal orientation produces impactful results. You set goals and strive to make things happen quickly and efficiently.

  • Proactive

    The ability to anticipate, plan and prepare for what lies ahead. You act rather than react to potential situations.

  • Problem Solver

    You work to tackle tough problems with complex solutions.

  • Strategic

    You observe, reflect and analyze processes to make more informed decisions.

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“Before I came to Lockheed Martin, I never thought I’d get these opportunities. The benefits available and the company’s value culture make it an incredibly supportive place to work, and I’m grateful to work somewhere that wants me to succeed. I hope to have a long career here making an impact, and I know I’ll be supported in doing that every step of the way.”

Ryan J., Enterprise Operations

Benefits

  • Healthcare

    Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.

  • 401(k)/Retirement Plans

    Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.

  • Professional Development

    We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave

    Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.

  • Paid Time Off

    We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.

  • Flex-time

    Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.

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