Experienced RF Engineer
Lockheed Martin
Englewood, CO, 80151, USA
Englewood, CO, 80151, USA
- Engineering
- Full-time
- RF engineer
- radio frequency design
- space communication
The Experienced RF Engineer will design, analyze, and test advanced radio frequency systems for space applications, including antennas and satellite communication links. The role involves collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to develop high-performance RF payloads while ensuring compliance with mission and environmental requirements. Candidates must have a background in electrical engineering with experience in RF simulation tools, hardware testing, and space-qualified communication systems.
Job ID: 704248BR
Date posted: Dec. 12, 2025
Program: Event REQ
Description:As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills, talents and experiences to design and build solutions to some of the world's hardest engineering problems. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus-if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
Bring your experience and passion for engineering to Lockheed Martin, and build the systems which support our nation's defense systems.
We are seeking a highly motivated RF Engineer to support the design, development, and integration of advanced radio frequency systems for space-based applications. In this role, you will contribute to the end-to-end lifecycle of RF payloads and subsystems, including Earth-Space Antennas (ESAs), satellite communications links, and RF front-end electronics. You will collaborate with systems engineering, digital processing, and integration/test teams to deliver high-performance RF solutions that enable secure and reliable mission success in space environments.
What does this role look like?
• Design, model, and analyze space RF systems including ESAs, phased array antennas, transponders, transmitters, and receivers.
• Perform link budget analysis for Earth-to-Space, Space-to-Earth, and inter-satellite communications.
• Support RF payload architecture trades, including power, bandwidth, gain, and coverage optimizations.
• Develop and verify RF hardware performance using simulation tools (HFSS, ADS, CST, MATLAB) and laboratory/field test equipment (spectrum analyzers, VNAs, anechoic chamber measurements).
• Collaborate with antenna engineers on the design, test, and integration of reflector and phased-array antennas.
• Define and validate requirements to ensure compliance with mission performance, environmental, and radiation constraints.
• Document technical results and present findings at internal design reviews and with external customers.
Important Notes
• Candidates may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Applying to this Expression of Interest opportunity introduces you to Lockheed Martin's job opportunities and promotes you to managers who are interested in hiring for multiple roles.
• You can't and will not be hired on this requisition. Actual job responsibilities, levels, and locations will vary based on actual hiring job postings.
Basic Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications :
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of RF/microwave design principles, including transmission lines, waveguides, impedance matching, and antenna fundamentals.
• Knowledge or experience with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzer, VNA, signal generator, power meter).
• Familiarity with satellite communications or space RF payload development.
Desired Skills:
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 2+ years of experience in space RF system design, analysis, or test
• Proficiency in RF simulation tools such as HFSS, ADS, CST, MATLAB, or Simulink
• Experience with Earth-Space Antennas (ESAs), phased arrays, reflectors, or electronically steered antennas
• Understanding of communication system design, modulation schemes, coding, and link budgets
• Familiarity with radiation, thermal, and reliability constraints for space-qualified hardware
• Hands-on experience with antenna testing in anechoic chambers
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to leadership and customers
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: 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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: 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.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
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 $101,000 - $178,135. 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.
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.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: RF Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
Date posted: Dec. 12, 2025
Program: Event REQ
Description:As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills, talents and experiences to design and build solutions to some of the world's hardest engineering problems. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus-if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
Bring your experience and passion for engineering to Lockheed Martin, and build the systems which support our nation's defense systems.
We are seeking a highly motivated RF Engineer to support the design, development, and integration of advanced radio frequency systems for space-based applications. In this role, you will contribute to the end-to-end lifecycle of RF payloads and subsystems, including Earth-Space Antennas (ESAs), satellite communications links, and RF front-end electronics. You will collaborate with systems engineering, digital processing, and integration/test teams to deliver high-performance RF solutions that enable secure and reliable mission success in space environments.
What does this role look like?
• Design, model, and analyze space RF systems including ESAs, phased array antennas, transponders, transmitters, and receivers.
• Perform link budget analysis for Earth-to-Space, Space-to-Earth, and inter-satellite communications.
• Support RF payload architecture trades, including power, bandwidth, gain, and coverage optimizations.
• Develop and verify RF hardware performance using simulation tools (HFSS, ADS, CST, MATLAB) and laboratory/field test equipment (spectrum analyzers, VNAs, anechoic chamber measurements).
• Collaborate with antenna engineers on the design, test, and integration of reflector and phased-array antennas.
• Define and validate requirements to ensure compliance with mission performance, environmental, and radiation constraints.
• Document technical results and present findings at internal design reviews and with external customers.
Important Notes
• Candidates may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Applying to this Expression of Interest opportunity introduces you to Lockheed Martin's job opportunities and promotes you to managers who are interested in hiring for multiple roles.
• You can't and will not be hired on this requisition. Actual job responsibilities, levels, and locations will vary based on actual hiring job postings.
Basic Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications :
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of RF/microwave design principles, including transmission lines, waveguides, impedance matching, and antenna fundamentals.
• Knowledge or experience with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzer, VNA, signal generator, power meter).
• Familiarity with satellite communications or space RF payload development.
Desired Skills:
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 2+ years of experience in space RF system design, analysis, or test
• Proficiency in RF simulation tools such as HFSS, ADS, CST, MATLAB, or Simulink
• Experience with Earth-Space Antennas (ESAs), phased arrays, reflectors, or electronically steered antennas
• Understanding of communication system design, modulation schemes, coding, and link budgets
• Familiarity with radiation, thermal, and reliability constraints for space-qualified hardware
• Hands-on experience with antenna testing in anechoic chambers
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to leadership and customers
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: 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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: 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.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
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 $101,000 - $178,135. 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.
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.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: RF Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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