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Lockheed Martin · 3 weeks ago

Systems Engineer (Electrical Hardware) - GMD Weapons Systems (GWS)

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and harnessing innovation to make the world a safer place. The role involves supporting the GMD Weapon System Hardware Engineering team's design efforts, focusing on electrical systems design, analysis, and documentation to ensure compliance with military standards.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for overseeing and coordinating electrical systems design
Evaluating electrical systems, products, components, and applications by reviewing designs
Ensures product quality by reviewing electrical designs and validating that current standards are applied
Supports the delivery of Electrical Systems design Technical Data Packages, as-built TDPs, PDPs, interface models, and additional design artifacts
Supporting structured trade studies to evaluate alternative design solutions to resolve technical issues
Developing and presenting design change requests, coordinating with impacted internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring configuration control of the technical baseline
Identifying risks and opportunities associated with or driven by design factors and executing handling/mitigation/capture actions to reduce risk or realize opportunities
Developing and maturing System designs that meet Weapon System requirements, MIL-STD, and other applicable codes and regulations
Developing system level block diagram, intraconnect/interconnect design and cable harness design
Support reviews of System Performance Specification, PIDS, HRS, and other artifacts via DOORS in a controlled classified area

Qualification

Electrical systems designCOTS compliance evaluationDOORSCircuit card assembly designMIL-STD familiarityMicrosoft applicationsSafety critical systemsIPC-620 CertificationLab test equipmentWireless communication systemsHands-on mentality

Required

Support the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Hardware Engineering team's design efforts working within an Agile environment
Develop and maintain Electrical drawings for multiple Ground Systems (GS) IPT hardware systems and their interfaces with facilities
Perform analyses IAW industry and military standards
Develop rack/system level drawings
Maintain drawings PLM system
Evaluate hardware design efforts
Schedule and plan required tasks
Lead small teams
Write reports to support milestone reviews
Accountability and active participation in team meetings and internal/external demos
Document progress on team dashboards
Oversee and coordinate electrical systems design
Evaluate electrical systems, products, components, and applications by reviewing designs
Ensure product quality by reviewing electrical designs and validating that current standards are applied
Support the delivery of Electrical Systems design Technical Data Packages, as-built TDPs, PDPs, interface models, and additional design artifacts
Support structured trade studies to evaluate alternative design solutions to resolve technical issues
Develop and present design change requests, coordinating with impacted internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring configuration control of the technical baseline
Identify risks and opportunities associated with or driven by design factors and execute handling/mitigation/capture actions to reduce risk or realize opportunities
Develop and mature System designs that meet Weapon System requirements, MIL-STD, and other applicable codes and regulations
Develop system level block diagram, intraconnect/interconnect design and cable harness design
Support reviews of System Performance Specification, PIDS, HRS, and other artifacts via DOORS in a controlled classified area

Preferred

Experience evaluating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and military parts for compliance to meet requirements
Proficiency with Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, Team, and PowerPoint
Experience in Visio or Siemens Capital Suites (Logic/Harness)
Experience with mission critical and safety critical systems, components, etc
Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Core Standards: MDA-QS-001-MAP, MDA-QS-003-PMAP, MDA Instruction 5000.20-INS (ETR Process)
Familiarity with the GMD domain and GMD Launch Support Systems hardware
Hands-on mentality and a passion for fast-paced environments
Experience using DOORS and/or CAMEO
Certification in IPC-620 Workmanship Standards
Experience with circuit card assembly design and schematic design tools
Experience with lab test equipment such as function generator, oscilloscope, multi-meter, spectrum analyzers, etc
Security + Certification
Familiarity with MIL-STD-1901A, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, TEMPEST 01-13, NEC
Familiarity with circuit card, controls systems, and/or component design
Experience in short circuit analysis, bent pin analysis, and sneak circuit analysis
Experience with wireless point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and multipoint communication devices and systems

Benefits

Flexible schedules
Competitive pay
Comprehensive benefits

Company

Lockheed Martin

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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.06B
Key Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M

Leadership Team

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Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
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Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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