Systems Engineer - Principal Electronic Warfare Lead

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: King of Prussia
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Who We Are Lockheed Martin is dedicated to shaping, developing, & advancing technologies & capabilities with a focus on our customers’ needs as part of our 21st Century Security vision. We foster collaborative innovation, provide opportunities for career development, & empower our employees with the skills needed to create cutting-edge products & solutions that keep our users Ahead of Ready. The role is based out of King of Prussia, PA and reports to our Converged Sensors organization. What We’re Doing As part of our 21st Century Security vision, Lockheed Martin is investing in advancing multi-mission sensing capabilities. Our Converged Sensors team is accelerating multi-mission aperture & multi-mission processing technologies through research, development, & demonstrations. Who You Are Our team is seeking a staff systems engineer to help design, develop, & deliver software defined Electronic Warfare (EW) mission capabilities. In this role, you will serve as the lead systems engineer and architect on a product team dedicated to developing and demonstrating new Electronic Attack techniques using software defined radios paired with an embedded compute environment. What You Will Do (The Work) - Define Electronic Attack (EA) concept of operations (CONOPs) - Design EW, specifically EA, system architectures - Perform systems analysis & design from system sizing, requirements definition, & modeling - Drive implementation of signal and data processing chains - Develop algorithms extracting spatial and/or temporal signal features - Perform signal EW modeling in Python and develop a digital twin in Cameo - Collaborate in a cross-functional team to deploy capabilities into a heterogeneous compute environment - Execute system integration & test activities to ensure software verification & validation Please note: This position is based out of King of Prussia, PA. This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD government security clearance at the Top Secret level. Why Join Us - Competitive salary & benefits package - Opportunities for career advancement & professional development - Access to cutting-edge technologies & resources - Collaborative & supportive work environment - Contribution to meaningful projects with real-world impact Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent field - Minimum of 13-15 years of relevant development experience - Background in Electronic Attack (EA) systems - Prior Electronic Attack (EA) systems engineering and/or architecture role(s) - Familiarity with electronic protection (EP) techniques and Radar systems - Experience working on low technology readiness level (TRL) systems - Active or ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret security clearance - Ability to support up to 10% travel Desired skills - Master's degree or higher in relevant field - Experience with embedded software development - Familiarity with deploying Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities on FPGAs - Expertise in digital signal processing & algorithm development - Prior experience in the defense industry or related field - Knowledge of Agile & DevSecOps methodologies - Research and development proposal experience - Excellent verbal & written communication skills 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. Security Clearance Information This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $151,200 - $266,570. 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. Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $173,900 - $301,415. 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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