RF Engineer, Staff (Level IV) - Top Secret clearance

Standard Job Description 
 Position details: Location: Littleton, CO Work Schedule: 9x80 Position type: Full-time onsite (this is not a hybrid position) Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Staff RF Engineer to join our team in Littleton, CO ! By joining the Lockheed Martin Space Radio Frequency (RF) Talent Center (RFTC) team, you will contribute our mission supporting challenging programs related to Space Vehicles, Hypersonics, Human Space Flight and Interplanetary Missions, Missile Defense, and more. In this RF engineering role within LM Space, you will: - Support the Global Security portfolio of programs by supporting timing, frequency, and ephemeris design on world class RF Payloads across various stages in each program’s lifecycle. - Perform system design and architecture to identify optimal payload solutions for new program captures. - Engage in system requirements flow-down to implementation of hardware design, and integration and test to verify mission performance. - Lead troubleshooting anomaly resolution. - Work closely with other RF Engineers, Box and Sub-systems CPEs, leaders, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure a given program within Global Securities is successful. - Partner with customers and program leadership to ensure the success of payload products and milestones. - Perform box and subsystem design, system signal analysis, requirement verification, trades, risk/opportunities, and support proposal efforts. - Demonstrate subject matter expertise on payload hardware and mission execution. - Contribute to payload architecture and trade decisions to enable improved payload and mission performance. - Responsible for owning and delivering operational hardware. What you will gain in this role : - Deep expertise in payload hardware and the mission - Expand your engineering and RF hardware proficiency through challenging, real‑world projects - Collaborative experience working side‑by‑side with a high‑performing team of engineers - High‑impact engagement with the customer on technical discussions and interchanges - Accelerate your skills to take on engineering growth opportunities - Hands‑on involvement in a cutting‑edge mission area that delivers tangible, real‑world results - Contribute to our armed forces’ ability to execute their duties safely and bring our service members home #NSSGS #SpaceRF #SpaceNSS   Standard Job Description: Architects and designs Radio Frequency systems and circuitry. Designs and develops RF circuitry used in high frequency and microwave applications, including receivers, transmitters, antennas, and frequency synthesizers. Responsible for hardware layout, component evaluation, prototype construction, and test. Prepares test methods and specifications; analyzes and tests RF hardware to verify performance characteristics. Provides inputs to Product Development for formal documentation and supports manufacturing during the deliverable assembly and test phase. In addition, develops RF System/Subsystem Architectures consisting of: antennas, transmitters, receivers, low noise amplifiers, high power amplifiers, RF conversion elements and transmission line equipment. Performs link analysis and optimization, including effects of propagation medium and possible interference sources. Develops and allocates RF system and subsystem functional and performance requirements. Identifies and tracks RF technical performance measurements (TPMs). Performs RF system/subsystem/component trade studies and CAIV analysis. Supports Life Cycle Costs, reliability, availability, and maintainability analysis. Basic Qualifications 
 To be considered for this position, applicants must possess all of the below skills/experiences: • Experience with space electronics and/or hardware design  • Knowledge of digital timing signals (e.g., 10MHz, 1PPS) • Experience working with subcontracts Security Clearance / Work Authorization: • To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position