ASIC/FPGA Design Engineer IV, TS/SCI Clearance

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: King of Prussia
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Join Our Team as an ASIC & FPGA Engineer where you will support over 50 different programs and research and development (R&D) efforts, affecting technology across military space, civil space, commercial space, missiles, missile defense platforms, satellite surveillance platforms, deep space exploration, and manned flight missions. Location: This position does not support teleworking ; you will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in: • Sunnyvale CA • Denver, Boulder, Louisville or Highlands Ranch CO • King of Prussia PA You will work a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time. About Lockheed Martin Space Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. What does this role look like? We are building the best ASIC/FPGA team in the world at Lockheed Martin Space’s in our Silicon Solutions team and seeking a Technical Lead who excels in multiple skill areas: soft/people leadership, project planning and technical. You will leverage your background in ASIC or FPGA development and/or verification and take ownership of project execution and delivery. Key activities you will accomplish in this role: • Build and maintain strong technical relationships with multiple programs, serving as their trusted advisor and technical point of contact. • Lead a high-performing team of up to 7 people, prioritizing and allocating daily tasks to ensure successful project execution across multiple concurrent initiatives. • Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, delivering results within /- 10% of schedule and budget while meeting agreed-upon quality metrics, and adapting Agile and Waterfall methodologies as needed to ensure successful outcomes. • Proactively monitor and manage team member workloads, tracking progress against assigned tasks and labor capacity, while collaborating with project engineers and managers as needed to ensure clear communication regarding the teams execution. • Foster a culture of technical excellence by providing guidance, mentorship, and expertise to team members on architecture, code, best practices, and command media, helping them to grow and develop their skills. • Balance hands-on technical work with other leadership responsibilities, ensuring that technical tasks do not compromise ability to fulfill responsibilities such as team leadership, mentoring, and project oversight. • Be responsible for the review and release of all work products to agreed quality standards. • Collaborate with teams to identify, scope and plan new opportunities and support completed work. • Perform advance chip architecture work for new programs and opportunities. • Prepare regular status and loading reports as well as materials and data for operations reviews • Assist manager in: -Reviewing and approving project plans -Technical proposal development, including scope capture and schedule development -Provide performance assessment input of individuals on your team -Program communication, issue de-escalation and risk mitigation -Determining team load capacity To be effective in this role, you will need: • Experience in design, debug and/or verification of ASICs or FPGAs • 5 years professional experience. • To be considered, must have an active Top Secret clearance , thus US Citizenship is required. Basic Qualifications • Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education. • Experience in design, debug and/or verification of ASICs or FPGAs. • Must have an active Top Secret clearance , thus US Citizenship is required. Desired skills • Experience in leading or managing ASIC or FPGA projects. • Demonstrated self-starter and voracious learner • High EQ (Emotional Intelligence). • Space system design experience. • Understanding of system and hardware requirements related to space. • Microsoft Project or equivalent. • Microsoft Office. • Atlassian JIRA or equivalent. • Experience being a Control Accounts Manager (CAM) using • Earned Value Management System (EVMS). • Customer-facing communication experience (product/services sales, marketing, field, etc.). • Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. Why Lockheed Martin? Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package . At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee… join us to experience your future! Let’s do Space! 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 Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. 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 $123,500 - $217,695. 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 $142,000 - $246,100. 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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