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About the job<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

RF Payload Engineer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Durham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a393,000 – \u00a3116,000 + Comprehensive Benefits + Bonus<\/strong><\/p>\n

37.5 hours per week with 4 day work week option.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world’s most complex challenges.<\/p>\n

Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.<\/p>\n

With our employees as our priority, we provide career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility.<\/p>\n

Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.<\/p>\n

At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the embodiment of corporate responsibility.<\/p>\n

Lockheed Martin Space is one of the four major business areas within Lockheed Martin. LMUK Space is at the forefront of Lockheed Martin\u2019s International growth strategy including building exquisite satellites for a broad array of missions, ground station mission planning and command & control software products deployed to a diverse customer base as well as key capabilities in AI and space exploration and all underpinned by key strategic collaborations with universities in the UK.<\/p>\n

We not only deliver on current requirements, Lockheed Martin are always focused on the future requirements of this exciting and growing space domain which is a key enabler to our daily lives and future safety and security.<\/p>\n

The role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be part of a team delivering the next generation of secure military communications satellites for the UK Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n

This work provides resilient, high\u2011performance connectivity for the UK, its allies and Defence personnel worldwide, playing a critical role in protecting national security as space becomes more contested and demand for secure data continues to grow.<\/p>\n

Joining Lockheed Martin also means helping to shape significant investment in the North East space sector, with more than \u00a3100 million proposed to support high\u2011skill jobs, advanced manufacturing and long\u2011term economic growth.<\/p>\n

Opportunities include potential satellite manufacturing in County Durham and collaboration with NESST \u2013 the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre at Northumbria University \u2013 helping to build a strong pipeline of talent, learning and innovation.<\/p>\n

This is your chance to work on mission\u2011critical technology, develop cutting\u2011edge skills and build a meaningful career, while delivering lasting impact for the region and the nation<\/p>\n

The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall design of the RF payload of a satellite.<\/p>\n

You will develop detailed knowledge of the payload structure and its characteristics and be able to represent all aspects of the payload to the customer as part of our design authority.<\/p>\n

Required skills, qualifications and experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n