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## Standard Job Description You will be the Electro-Optical Engineer for the Hardware Engineering team at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC). Our team delivers precision engagement aerospace and defense systems, designing, building and fielding the electrical hardware that powers missiles, sensors and other mission critical subsystems for the United States and allied militaries. What You Will Be Doing As the Electro-Optical Engineer you will lead technical teams in concept development, detailed design, and production support of IR sensor products. You'll act as the technical lead and project liaison, coordinating schedules, budgets, and earned‑value tracking while presenting progress and results to internal stakeholders and external customers. You will also perform EO/IR modeling and analysis to verify that designs meet performance requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Driving the definition and development of new IR camera concepts and guiding them through to production.
• Performing EO/IR system modeling, ray‑trace analysis, and performance budgeting to validate design trade‑offs.
• Leading cross‑disciplinary teams (mechanical, electrical, optical, software) to integrate subsystems and resolve technical issues.
• Acting as the primary technical liaison with customers, delivering clear presentations, status reports, and technical briefings.
• Managing program tasks, schedules, budgets, and earned‑value metrics in collaboration with senior engineers.
• Supporting existing production cameras by troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
• Preparing and reviewing engineering documentation, test plans, and verification reports for Design Assurance reviews.
• Coordinating with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure parts availability, quality, and on‑time delivery.
• Mentoring junior engineers and fostering a collaborative, inclusive team environment.
• Contributing to proposals, trade studies, and risk assessments for future IR sensor programs.

Why Join Us Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity:

This position is in Santa Barbara, CA.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN

- This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance. ## Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, mathematics, or science field or equivalent experience
• Completion of successful engineering/science/software projects
• Excellent presentation and written communications skills
• Software, data visualization or data analysis skills
• Ability to obtain a secret security clearance
• Must be a US Citizen. ## Desired Skills
• Strong customer coordination experience
• Infrared camera and FPA experience
• Radiometric testing and analysis of IR systems or sensors
• Experience with Systems Engineering and MBSE
• CAMEO and DOORS expertise
• Tendency to lead
• Closed cycle cryogenic systems
• Vacuum packaging
• Experience with AI coding agents
• MATLAB programming expertise
• Reading mechanical drawings
• Understand electrical schematics
• Understanding of reliability engineering and 6 sigma principles.

Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range:

$91200.00 - $169400.00 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.