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Lockheed Martin

Systems Engineer - Sr. Staff Electronic Warfare Lead

Lockheed Martin, King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19406

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Description Lockheed Martin is dedicated to shaping, developing, and advancing technologies and capabilities with a focus on our customers’ needs as part of our 21st Century Security vision. We foster collaborative innovation, provide opportunities for career development, and empower our employees with the skills needed to create cutting‑edge products and solutions that keep our users ahead of readiness.

What We’re Doing As part of our 21st Century Security vision, Lockheed Martin is investing in advancing multi‑mission sensing capabilities. The Converged Sensors team is accelerating multi‑mission aperture and multi‑mission processing technologies through research, development, and demonstrations.

Who You Are Our team is seeking a staff systems engineer to help design, develop, and deliver software‑defined Electronic Warfare (EW) mission capabilities. In this role, you will serve as the lead systems engineer and architect on a product team dedicated to developing and demonstrating new Electronic Attack techniques using software‑defined radios paired with an embedded compute environment.

What You Will Do (The Work)

Define Electronic Attack (EA) concept of operations (CONOPs)

Design EW, specifically EA, system architectures

Perform systems analysis and design from system sizing, requirements definition, and modeling

Drive implementation of signal and data processing chains

Develop algorithms extracting spatial and/or temporal signal features

Perform signal EW modeling in Python and develop a digital twin in Cameo

Collaborate in a cross‑functional team to deploy capabilities into a heterogeneous compute environment

Execute system integration and test activities to ensure software verification and validation

Please note:

This position is based out of King of Prussia, PA.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD government security clearance at the Top Secret level.

Why Join Us

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunities for career advancement and professional development

Access to cutting‑edge technologies and resources

Collaborative and supportive work environment

Contribution to meaningful projects with real‑world impact

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent field

Minimum of 13‑15 years of relevant development experience

Background in Electronic Attack (EA) systems

Prior Electronic Attack (EA) systems engineering and/or architecture role(s)

Familiarity with electronic protection (EP) techniques and radar systems

Experience working on low technology readiness level (TRL) systems

Active or ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret security clearance

Ability to support up to 10% travel

Desired Skills

Master’s degree or higher in relevant field

Experience with embedded software development

Familiarity with deploying Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities on FPGAs

Expertise in digital signal processing and algorithm development

Prior experience in the defense industry or related field

Knowledge of Agile and DevSecOps methodologies

Research and development proposal experience

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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. If identified, you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely:

Part‑time remote telework. The employee will work part of their schedule remotely and part at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

Work Schedules:

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility. Schedules range from a standard 40‑hour five‑day week to condensed schedules that provide employees additional time away from the office and are in addition to paid time‑off benefits.

Schedule for this Position:

Four 10‑hour days, three days off per week.

Job Details

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: RMS

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Systems Engineering (Other)

Type: Full‑Time

Shift: First

Equal Opportunity and Application Window 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 to 30 days of the requisition posting date to receive optimal consideration.

About Lockheed Martin At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. We provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

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