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Electrical Engineer III, Automated Test Equipment Design

Lockheed Martin

Huntsville, ALFull-time$85–158K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$85–158K/yr
Location
Huntsville, AL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

The Electrical Engineer will co-lead development, production, and certification of ground support equipment for the Next Generation Interceptor program. The role designs missile test and checkout equipment, including automated test equipment, electronic hardware, signal conditioning, and interfaces to commercial instrumentation. The engineer works with a team on special test equipment for electronic systems and supports production tests, system validation, and field testing.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Special Test Equipment DesignHardware/Software IntegrationCable DesignElectronic System Board DesignTroubleshootingAutomated Test System DesignCommercial Electronics EvaluationDesign DocumentationDrawing CreationTest Procedure DevelopmentFunctional TestingElectronic Lab EquipmentCommunicationTask PrioritizationTeam LeadershipNetwork Hardware IntegrationEngineering Change NoticesEnd-of-Life AssessmentProblem-SolvingZuken E3DoD Electronics DesignDefense Industry Design

Qualifications

3+ Years Professional ExperienceActive DoD Secret Clearance or HigherUS CitizenshipBachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or EquivalentSecret Clearance Eligibility

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Standard Job Description

Please join us as an Electrical Engineer you will co-lead the development, production and certification of the EGSE on the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program.

Location: This position does not support teleworking; you will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility and be expected to work a flexible 9x80

What does this role look like?

Join a fast paced dynamic team engaged in designing the Missile test and checkout equipment for the Next Gen Interceptor (NGI) Program.

Key activities you will accomplish in this role:

  • You will work with a team of engineers for the development of Special Test Equipment that requires research, test equipment/system development, for a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including Avionics, RF Systems, Control Systems Telemetry, Electro-Optical and Radiation Detection Equipment; radio and other communications equipment and systems; circuitry components using analog and digital data acquisition and control systems, FPGA, real-time systems, computers; and control and test equipment.

You will design automated test equipment (ATE), electronic hardware, including signal conditioning equipment and interface with COTS instrumentation for system production tests, system validation and system level field test.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Experience developing/designing STE systems as well as card/box level STE.

  • Experience performing HW/SW integration of card/box level STE.

  • Experience with cable and electronic system board design and troubleshooting.

  • Automated Test System Hardware / Software design and integration experience.

  • 3+ years of professional experience

  • For this position, an active DOD Secret clearance or higher is required to be considered, thus US Citizenship is required.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college, related discipline and/or equivalent experience/combined education

  • Proficient in the evaluation, analysis, and selection of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and/or Custom Electronics for test racks

  • Experience creating design documentation, including drawing creation/updates

  • Test procedure development and execution of functional testing

  • Working knowledge of electronic lab equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers

  • Based on customer requirements, the US Government, candidates must have the ability to obtain/maintain Secret level clearance

Desired Skills

  • Effectively communicate with stakeholders

  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks

  • Motivated and self-starter with excellent communications skills

  • Demonstrated experience designing, developing, testing Department of Defense (DoD) electronic equipment and sub-systems.

  • Demonstrated experience leading a team of engineers in a development project.

  • Experience with selection and integration of network servers, switches, fabric extenders, memory, power supplies, etc.

  • Experience writing/submitting Engineering Change Notices (CN)

  • Conduct End-of-Life assessment, impact, and resolution for existing products

  • Hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving to address technical challenges supporting production and new development

  • Experience designing cables and development of interconnect diagrams using Zuken E3 a plus

  • Defense Industry design experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

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.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,243 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–158K/yr
  • Alabama median$105–184K/yr95 salary ranges
  • US median$108–170K/yr6,548 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $122K, is 16% below the Alabama median midpoint ($145K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Alabama.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 170 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Alabama and 10,243 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Alabama
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,562 postings).
Education
6,962 of the 10,243 open Electrical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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