Circuit Design Engineer

Standard Job Description

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is seeking a Circuit Design Engineer to join our hardware engineering team. MFC is a recognized designer, developer, and manufacturer of precision engagement aerospace and defense systems for the U.S. and allied militaries. This role offers an excellent working environment with a mix of cutting-edge design, hands-on laboratory testing, and product development. You will work with and learn from industry-leading circuit design professionals in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

What You Will Be Doing

The Circuit Design Engineer will support the design, development, integration, and test of circuit card assemblies (CCAs) used in challenging, high-reliability defense applications. Responsibilities may include:

• Driving the architecture, schematic capture, and EPCAD layout for circuit card assemblies supporting missile and sensor subsystems

• Defining, refining, and documenting system, performance, interface, and environmental requirements for circuit card designs

• Conducting trade studies to evaluate alternative design approaches and recommending optimal implementations

• Performing circuit simulation and analysis using Cadence PSpice or equivalent tools

• Capturing schematics using Siemens Xpedition Enterprise and collaborating with EPCAD to create layout and signal routing solutions

• Owning end-to-end circuit card designs and delivering all data and evidence required for Design Assurance reviews

• Working with systems, electromechanical, firmware/software, and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless integration and testing

• Managing bill of materials, part sourcing, and prototype build-up activities

• Verifying compliance with shock, vibration, radiation, and other environmental qualification standards

This position offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced circuit design professionals and gain exposure to cutting-edge defense technology. Strong career growth and advancement opportunities are available.

Candidates may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related STEM field from an accredited university

• Minimum 1 year of professional experience in circuit design engineering or a related discipline

• Experience with schematic capture tools such as Siemens Xpedition Enterprise or equivalent

• Experience with circuit simulation and analysis tools such as Cadence PSpice or equivalent

• Experience with developing and refining system requirements, including performance, interface, and environmental requirements

• Active DoD Top Secret or functionally equivalent

Desired Skills

• Experience with MFC circuit card design processes and the Design Assurance process

• Experience with military standards and specifications, including MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-704

• High-speed design experience including PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet, SERDES, or high-speed memory interfaces (DDR4/5)

• Experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGA families (UltraScale, Versal)

• Experience with Mentor Graphics Hyperlynx or equivalent signal integrity tools

• FPGA design experience; familiarity with Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL

• Experience with analog and/or digital video system design

• MATLAB experience

• Demonstrated effective communication skills