Overview
On Site
USD 118,700.00 - 209,300.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
AIM
Innovation
Partnership
Global Positioning System
Computer Hardware
Manufacturing
RF
Recruiting
Promotions
Management
Requirements Analysis
Test Plans
Training
Collaboration
Program Management
IPT
Spectrum
Electrical Engineering
Aerospace
RF Engineering
Systems Engineering
Leadership
Design Review
People Management
Mentorship
Coaching
Performance Management
Team Building
Security Clearance
Employment Authorization
Job Details
Job Description
Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.
At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.
Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you
The RF Talent Center is seeking a motivated RF Engineering Associate Manager to lead a skilled team supporting the Global Positioning System (GPS) Program. This position blends technical depth in RF systems with the opportunity to mentor and develop engineers while shaping the future of mission-critical space systems.
You will guide a team of Payload subsystem Certified Principal Engineers (CPEs), Responsible Systems Engineers (RSEs), and Integration and Test engineers in the design, development, integration, and delivery of complex RF subsystems and flight hardware. You will ensure technical requirements, specifications, analyses, and test strategies are successfully executed while driving trade studies and technical decisions that impact mission performance.
Equally important, you will hire, coach, and grow RF engineering talent. You will provide clear direction, foster collaboration, recognize accomplishments, and create development opportunities for your team. You will partner with program leadership across engineering, manufacturing, and program management to align technical execution with mission needs.
As an RF Systems Engineering Associate Manager, you will:
Lead and develop an experienced team of RF engineers while promoting technical excellence and career growth
Build the talent pipeline by hiring, mentoring, and training RF engineering staff.
Evaluate team members through performance reviews, guide promotions, manage merit considerations, and recognize achievements.
Own and manage all payload systems engineering work products including specifications, requirements, analyses, and verification/test plans and strategies.
Ensure Lockheed Martin Space standard processes, tools, best practices, and training are properly implemented across the team.
Collaborate and communicate effectively across program leadership, including Program Management, Chief Engineer, and IPT leads.
Apply Lockheed Martin's Full Spectrum Leadership values to foster a high-performance team culture.
Successful applicants will typically possess a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college in a related (e.g. Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or other relevant discipline)
Basic Qualifications
Skill Requirements:
Background in RF design, systems engineering, or integration and test with proven leadership responsibilities
Experience guiding teams through major program milestones such as design reviews, test readiness, integration, or delivery
Demonstrated people management skills including mentoring, coaching, performance management, and team development
Security Clearance / Work Authorization:
To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to ====
Desired skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across stakeholders effectively, including customers, suppliers, management, and peers.
Experience developing and delivering RF or digital hardware for space applications
Background as an IPT lead, CPE, or RSE or equivalent leadership role
Cost Account Manager (CAM) experience or training
Active or ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
EEO
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.
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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.
With our employees as our priority, 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.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Other Important Information
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
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedule Information
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.
National Pay Statement
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, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $118,700 - $209,300. 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.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $136,500 - $236,555. 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. This position is incentive plan eligible.
Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.
At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.
Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you
The RF Talent Center is seeking a motivated RF Engineering Associate Manager to lead a skilled team supporting the Global Positioning System (GPS) Program. This position blends technical depth in RF systems with the opportunity to mentor and develop engineers while shaping the future of mission-critical space systems.
You will guide a team of Payload subsystem Certified Principal Engineers (CPEs), Responsible Systems Engineers (RSEs), and Integration and Test engineers in the design, development, integration, and delivery of complex RF subsystems and flight hardware. You will ensure technical requirements, specifications, analyses, and test strategies are successfully executed while driving trade studies and technical decisions that impact mission performance.
Equally important, you will hire, coach, and grow RF engineering talent. You will provide clear direction, foster collaboration, recognize accomplishments, and create development opportunities for your team. You will partner with program leadership across engineering, manufacturing, and program management to align technical execution with mission needs.
As an RF Systems Engineering Associate Manager, you will:
Lead and develop an experienced team of RF engineers while promoting technical excellence and career growth
Build the talent pipeline by hiring, mentoring, and training RF engineering staff.
Evaluate team members through performance reviews, guide promotions, manage merit considerations, and recognize achievements.
Own and manage all payload systems engineering work products including specifications, requirements, analyses, and verification/test plans and strategies.
Ensure Lockheed Martin Space standard processes, tools, best practices, and training are properly implemented across the team.
Collaborate and communicate effectively across program leadership, including Program Management, Chief Engineer, and IPT leads.
Apply Lockheed Martin's Full Spectrum Leadership values to foster a high-performance team culture.
Successful applicants will typically possess a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college in a related (e.g. Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or other relevant discipline)
Basic Qualifications
Skill Requirements:
Background in RF design, systems engineering, or integration and test with proven leadership responsibilities
Experience guiding teams through major program milestones such as design reviews, test readiness, integration, or delivery
Demonstrated people management skills including mentoring, coaching, performance management, and team development
Security Clearance / Work Authorization:
To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to ====
Desired skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across stakeholders effectively, including customers, suppliers, management, and peers.
Experience developing and delivering RF or digital hardware for space applications
Background as an IPT lead, CPE, or RSE or equivalent leadership role
Cost Account Manager (CAM) experience or training
Active or ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
EEO
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.
*
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.
With our employees as our priority, 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.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Other Important Information
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
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedule Information
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.
National Pay Statement
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, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $118,700 - $209,300. 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.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $136,500 - $236,555. 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. This position is incentive plan eligible.
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