Lockheed Martin · 1 month ago
Signal Processing Associate Engineering Manager
Lockheed Martin is seeking a highly talented leader for their Silicon Solutions team, focusing on Signal Processing. The role involves managing a team of engineers, overseeing project implementation, and ensuring projects meet schedule and budget requirements.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the people manager of a team of ~10 signal processing engineers, overseeing the implementation of complex algorithms into embedded processors and hard macros; and which may be modeled in MATLAB or C++
Manage several projects at one time, being able to effectively delegate both technical and project responsibilities within your team to manage the load
Be responsible for managing to completion all assigned projects to within +/- 10% of schedule and budget, leveraging either or both Agile and Waterfall methodologies as appropriate
Be familiar with Project Planning and Earned Value Measurement System (EVMS) to communicate effectively with program’s / customer’s Control Accounts Manager (CAM)
Actively develop and manage customer / program relationships, establishing your role as a ‘trusted advisor’ and communicating tactfully and effectively with customers / programs
Capture and negotiate project/program scope, requirements and budgets
Write proposals with business and technical content and summarize it in customer / program presentations
Manage subcontractor relationships and contracts for Silicon Solutions
Assist in the development of processes related to customer, contractor and business engagements
Qualification
Required
Background in Signal Processing development
Experience in leading or managing engineering projects or managing people
Serve as the people manager of a team of ~10 signal processing engineers, overseeing the implementation of complex algorithms into embedded processors and hard macros; and which may be modeled in MATLAB or C++
Accountable for planning, schedule, cost and quality for work products
Act as managerial point of contact for multiple programs
Manage several projects at one time, being able to effectively delegate both technical and project responsibilities within your team to manage the load
Be responsible for managing to completion all assigned projects to within +/- 10% of schedule and budget, leveraging either or both Agile and Waterfall methodologies as appropriate
Be familiar with Project Planning and Earned Value Measurement System (EVMS) to communicate effectively with program's / customer's Control Accounts Manager (CAM)
Actively develop and manage customer / program relationships, establishing your role as a ‘trusted advisor' and communicating tactfully and effectively with customers / programs
Capture and negotiate project/program scope, requirements and budgets
Write proposals with business and technical content and summarize it in customer / program presentations
Manage subcontractor relationships and contracts for Silicon Solutions
Assist in the development of processes related to customer, contractor and business engagements
Understand complex algorithm and DSP considerations and methods, including verification and target technologies
Develop and maintain good relationships with peer teams and be able to effectively interface with either hardware or software teams
Apply sound business acumen to technical proposals and solutions
Identify and recruit top talent, ensuring the team is staffed appropriately
Communicate concisely and correctly
While no clearance is needed to start in this position, you will need to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance, thus US Citizenship is required
Preferred
Experience implementing DSP algorithms (both optical and RF) in microelectronics devices through programmable logic or math hard macros within ASIC, FPGA, SOC/Versal/Polarfire devices
Signal chain modelling using MATLAB and / or C (filtering, FFT, IFFT, ADC/DAC)
Experience designing & validating signal processing applications such as SAR, ESA, beamforming and general communications and electronic warfare
System design experience and/or understanding of system use cases, CONOPs , architecture and requirements related to space
People management experience: salary planning, performance management, and long-range staffing planning, talent acquisition / hiring
Microsoft Project or equivalent
Atlassian JIRA or equivalent
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or similar. (bonus)
Experience being a Control Accounts Manager (CAM) using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) (bonus)
Masters of Business Administration. (bonus)
Demonstrated self-starter and voracious learner with high EQ
Benefits
Lockheed Martin’s Comprehensive Benefits Package
Company
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.
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2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M
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