Digital Systems Engineer
Littleton, CO

Job Description

Description:The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space.

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Lockheed Martin is looking for a hardworking, highly motivated Digital Systems engineer to join the development of the next generation RF digital payloads. You will work closely with system architects to understand key requirements and mature pre-market solutions. Specific responsibilities include:

* You will develop design concepts and technical baselines for payload communications processors and satellite controllers
* Develop payload subsystem-level requirements and interface definitions
* You will conduct payload design trades, including potential source identification/selection through formal Requests for Information (RFI)
* You will perform analysis and decompose system level performance requirements to verifiable allocated subsystems/components requirement. Perform analysis to size computing/Digital signal processing/FPGA resources needed to implement the functionality specified to the subsystem.
* Building technology maturation and risk reduction plans for critical payload elements satellite subsystems
* Supporting proposal development activities for objective payload systems

This position may require domestic travel as necessary to fulfill job responsibilities.

Typically has 9 - 15 years of experience

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin nurtures an inclusive work environment that inspires differences and big-picture thinking.

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

* Medical
* Dental
* 401k
* Paid time off
* Work/life balance
* Career development
* Mentorship opportunities
* Rewards & recognition

Basic Qualifications:

You are expected to have a confirmed ability to develop and analyze technical requirements, perform trade studies, conduct major design reviews (e.g. PDR and/or CDR) and allocate functions down to subsystems and hardware/software

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including a proven ability to interact effectively with customers, management, and peers. Ability to write technical sections of customer RFIs or proposals, including developing presentations to describe the technical approach in a clear manner.

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Proficiency in relevant analytical tools (e.g., MATLAB)

Desired Skills:

Experience with satellite communications technologies and waveforms, including DVB-S/2

* Working knowledge of current US DoD Protected Satellite Communications (i.e., Milstar/AEHF)
* Experience developing Analog/Digital interfaces
* Experience with full-life cycle of ASIC/FGPA development including Register Transfer Level (RTL) hardware descriptive languages (IE VHDL, Verilog)
* Experience performing software source lines of code (SLOC) estimates based on requirements
* Prior satellite communications design experience
* Shown capability to develop analytical modeling and simulation tools/environments
* Master's degree in a related Engineering or Scientific field
* Active US DoD/IC TS//SCI clearance

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

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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.

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