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# Systems Engineer Stf - E4

- **Company:** Lockheed Martin
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $131,100.0 - $243,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Digital Electronics, Flash Memory, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Rhapsody, Software Requirements Analysis, MagicDraw
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9137330/systems-engineer-stf-e4

## About the Role

A collaborative systems-engineering professional with extensive experience in communications architecture, strong analytical skills, and a proactive attitude. You thrive in fast-growing environments, communicate clearly, manage time effectively, and prioritize team success., * Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Computer Engineering

 * Professional Hardware Design Experience
 * Proven history of architecting complex digital hardware
 * Demonstrated experience leading a technical team

Desired Skills

 * Ability to design and develop Mission Systems (MS) hardware subsystems

 * Experience with Electronics design, assembly, and checkout

 * Demonstrated experience working through all phases of hardware development including platform integration/adoption

 * Experience with managing supplier requirements and tracking supplier execution

 * Ability to work with different engineering disciplines (software, systems, RF, networking, reliability, cybersecurity, etc.) to derive and decompose requirements

 * Experience with Safety Critical system design characteristics

 * Experience with VITA OpenVPX Family of Standards and/or SOSA Technical Standard

 * Experience with Gigahertz microprocessors, FPGAs, DDR4 memory, flash memory, and high-density interconnect technologies.

 * Familiarity with RF system design, including components, such as amplifiers, filters, and antennas

 * Knowledge of the proposal process

 * Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering Tools (Rhapsody, MagicDraw, Cameo Systems Modeler, etc.)

 * Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems

## Description

You will be the Systems Engineer Staff (Level 4) Hardware Team Member - Skunk Works - for the Advanced Communications & Data Links Roadmap team which is responsible for shaping, crafting, and maturing the future architecture and capabilities related to communications and data links. As a hardware team member you will be responsible for translating high-level mission needs into detailed system and software requirements, guiding architecture development, and acting as a technical SME for the roadmap.


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