Job ID: 696292BR Date posted: Jul. 11, 2025 Program: SBAS
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Lockheed Martin (LM) is looking for a hardworking Technical Lead to become a member of the Satellite Based Augmentation System team.

As the Tech Lead for SBAS, you will directly help establish the technical solution for cutting edge SBAS systems for international customers. You will oversee the synthesis of an SBAS system that incorporates software and signal processing components from LM, subcontractors, and suppliers with specific customer operations sites and customer furnished equipment. You will serve as the technical voice and conscience of the program ensuring that the system performs as expected within the available schedule and budget. You will also be the single technical point of contact for the customer liaising between the customer, LM, and other contractors. You will plan and lead the technical content of program execution, contribute to developing a long-term business strategy including identifying strategic investments, and assist in bidding and developing new SBAS partnerships and programs worldwide. This role will have split responsibilities between program execution and business development.

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

• Familiarity with typical civil aviation and ICAO practices, regulations, and procedures

• Understanding of GNSS systems and how SBAS interacts with them

• Working level knowledge of how signal processing algorithms contributes to SBAS signal regeneration

• Ability to support a customer or prime contractor as a technical consultant for all aspects of the SBAS solution

• Ability to lead a partner with a subcontractor to develop a technical solution that meets cost, schedule, and requirements

• Comfort communicating and interacting with international partners, companies, and government organizations

• Availability to travel internationally

• Working level knowledge of program management principles to assist program manager in planning and executing work

• Familiarity with proposal development activities and ability to lead technical volume production

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey highly technical concepts in simple language

The SBAS Tech Lead’s responsibilities include:

• Identify and shape future SBAS opportunities in the global market, including potential extensions, upgrades, and adjacent applications

• Partner with Business Development, Strategy, and Capture teams to develop technical solutions and white papers in support of future SBAS pursuits

• Represent Lockheed Martin in industry forums, customer engagements, and regional collaborations to advance our SBAS positioning

• Support proposal development, including leading technical volumes and cost estimation for future SBAS efforts

• Support program execution and facilitate delivery of SBAS capabilities to the customer
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's or higher degree in an engineering or related degree

• Experience with Positioning, Navigation, and Timing RF signals, RF communications technologies, or digital signal processing techniques

• Experience leading technical proposals and authoring technical volumes

• Experience authoring technical requirements, plans, or procedures

• Experience with MS Office applications and excellent written and oral communication skills
Desired Skills:
• Experience with GNSS and SBAS programs and technologies
Clearance Level: None
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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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 and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $144,600 - $255,070. 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.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First