Hardware Engineer

Requisition ID: 7444ERP Eligible?: YesRelocation: PossibleType: ExemptShift: 1Clearance Prior to Start: NoneFinal Clearance: NonePay Transparency: $118,000.00 - $219,100.00Experience Level: Experienced ProfessionalFT/PT/Casual: FullTimeDepartment: RMS Sikorsky CoreBusiness Unit: RMS Sikorsky CoreStandard Job DescriptionWe are seeking a technical leader in Electrical Design who will guide engineering teams, elevate capability, and drive execution across complex aerospace/defense programs. This role combines deep electrical engineering expertise with strong leadership, mentoring, and collaboration skills. The ideal candidate will lead technical direction while also developing talent, coordinating across disciplines, and fostering a high‑performance team culture.The candidate will oversee architecture decisions, design execution, and cross‑functional alignment while coaching junior and mid‑level engineers. This position plays a key role in building team cohesion, ensuring engineering rigor, and driving delivery of reliable, high‑performance actuator control electronics.Key Responsibilities • Team Leadership & Development: Provide day‑to‑day technical leadership, mentor engineers, conduct design coaching, and build an engaged, high‑performing team environment.• Technical Direction: Guide system architecture development, design strategies, and technical decision‑making for actuator control electronics.• Conceptual Design: Define architecture, select components, and develop schematics for analog/digital and power electronics systems.• Hardware Development: Lead PCB design direction (high‑current routing, EMI/EMC mitigation, thermal considerations) and oversee execution by the design team.• Modeling & Simulation: Supervise modeling and simulation approaches and validate designs using SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink, and similar tools.• Testing & Validation: Lead validation strategy, develop test plans, and ensure testing rigor across performance and reliability metrics.• Cross‑Functional Leadership: Partner closely with mechanical, software, systems, quality, and program teams to align requirements, resolve issues, and drive collaborative solutions.• Design Reviews & Governance: Lead design reviews, ensure engineering discipline, and guide teams through documentation and certification processes.• Program & Stakeholder Communication: Communicate status, risks, and decisions to leadership, partners, and program teams with clarity and influence.• Documentation: Oversee and contribute to high‑quality engineering documentation including requirements, BOMs, wiring diagrams, analyses, and release packages.Please Note: US person status is required as most assigned programs and projects are ITAR restricted.Basic Qualifications• Minimum 5 years of experience in electrical design• Demonstrated leadership experience: mentoring engineers, coordinating team activities, or leading technical projects• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate teams, navigate ambiguity, and guide collaborative problem solving• Solid knowledge of analog and digital design principles, PCB design, and power electronics• Proficiency with modern design tools (Cadence, KiCAD, MATLAB, PSIM, PLECS)• Bachelor’s degreeDesired Skills• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary engineering teams or cross‑functional technical efforts• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence decisions and drive alignment• Demonstrated ability to coach junior engineers and support team capability growth• 7 years of electrical design experience preferred• Master’s degreePay InformationFull-Time Salary Range: $ - $ At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.For (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.