Systems Engineer, Principal - Survivability & Nuclear Hardness

About the role

Support the System Engineering (SE) special disciplines and other integrated product area organizations in one or more of the following areas:

• Applying advanced concepts in electrical, electronics and physics disciplines to execute various tasks related to Survivability engineering specialty.
• Ensuring that military space vehicle and missile designs, from the component level to the system level, will meet performance requirements during and after exposure to specified environments, including natural space and man-made radiation environments.
• Conducting technical planning, specification requirements derivation, modeling and analysis, design, test planning and execution, documentation, requirements verification/validation to support overall system needs and act as technical consultant for management and customers.

Responsibilities

Serving in a key technical lead role, independently and leading other team members, in executing Survivability tasks, driving timely high quality results, while maintaining collaboration across both the Survivability team and the greater FBM program.

• Mentoring junior engineers within Survivability Engineering.

Requirements

Occasional travel at various periods of time based on program lifecycle and need for presenting material to Program or Customer.

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Nuclear Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or similar area of study
• 12+ years combined expertise in Natural Space Radiation and Man-Made environments and Engineering
• Experience with Radiation software tools (e.g., MCNP, NOVICE, Srim/Trim, Novice/Geant4, Creme96, Creme-mc, Shieldose, Spenvis, Omere, Ap8/Ap8, and Ap9/Ae9)
• Experience with Piece-part radiation testing, performance, and reliability
• Experience with Electrical Engineering simulation/modeling tools (e.g. PSpice, etc) and software tools for performing EE and mathematical analysis (e.g. Matlab, etc)
• Knowledge or experience in the following relevant subject areas: Propulsion, Ordnance, Mechanical Structures, Avionics Electronics, Navigation, Guidance & Control, Missile Performance, Materials & Processes, EEE parts, Flight Software, Reliability, Safety, Support Equipment Electronic, electrical, electromechanical and electrooptical (EEEE) components
• Experience working and collaborating with peers and senior material specialists from within and outside the engineering group
• Lead anomaly resolution teams
• Be organized and is able to effectively multi-task in a dynamic, fast paced environment
• Be recognized as an authority in systems thinking techniques with the demonstrated ability to apply them to a wide range of sophisticated problems and train others in their application
• Missile or space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or fields outside of Systems Engineering
• Experience with military and technical requirements/specifications
• Experience participating in major program reviews (SRR, PDR, ETC)
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in multi-functional teams, integration across teams, build strong professional relationships with team members and build consensus among peers
• Active or Current Top Secret clearance

Skills

Systems thinking techniques

Benefits

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package.

Pay

Negotiable

Schedule

Full-time