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# Hardware Engineer - Lead/Architect

- **Company:** Lockheed Martin
- **Location:** Syracuse, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $85,500.0 - $150,765.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Blade Servers, Computer Clusters, Fault Tolerance, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware Design, PCI Express
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/543d0189-18ae-4647-91d0-7d2011e59c65

## About the Role

Education typically aligns with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with 3+ years of related experience.
Lead the end to end hardware development lifecycle (concept, architecture, detailed design, prototyping, verification, production, and transition to sustainment).
Engineer reliability and fault tolerance: redundant system design, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), health monitoring, alerting, and maintainability plans.
Architect modular, scalable compute infrastructure: blade servers, GPU clusters, PCIe/NVLink high speed interconnects, and edge compute packaging that can be deployed as a "rack as a unit."
Drive system modernization/technology refresh processes, evaluating emerging COTS components and overseeing integration into the production line.

Desired skills

Design to Production: Proven ability to shepherd a hardware concept through detailed design, prototype, verification, low rate production, and hand off to sustainment/manufacturing.
System modernization / technology refresh process knowledge
Compute Architecture: Experience with blade servers, GPU clusters, high speed interconnects (PCIe, NVLink), and edge compute constraints.
COTS high density computing component selection
Computing enclosures with high power and cooling requirements
Emerging Authority - Recognized as a subject matter expert in high density power/thermal design with production experience.
Motivated Learner - Eager to stay current with emerging technologies and to apply them to novel naval environments.
Problem Solver - Ability to translate abstract requirements into concrete, space constrained, submarine qualified solutions.

## Description

We are seeking a Hardware Engineer Lead / Architect to drive the design, development, and production of a high density, submarine compatible compute platform. The role will own the full lifecycle-from concept through detailed design, prototyping, verification, and production-ensuring power, thermal, reliability, and modularity requirements are met in a constrained naval environment., #WherethebestareBuilt
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#rmsusw, 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.


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