Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a mid-career Electro-Optical Engineer in Littleton, CO. This role involves designing, assembling, and testing cameras and optical payloads, requiring expertise in optical or detector engineering. Responsibilities include detector and camera characterization, optical mount design, hardware procurement, and technical project leadership for a team of 6-12 people, managing schedule and budget. The engineer will develop mission requirements and analyze hardware performance for future-ready solutions in space.

Must Have

• BS in Optical, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related discipline
• Experience in detector characterization, camera test, optical analysis, or optical design
• Experience in design, build, or test of optical payloads for tactical or space flight applications
• Experience informally or formally leading a technical team
• Active Secret security clearance; must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
• Detector and camera characterization and test
• Design of optical mounts and ground support test equipment
• Procurement of optical hardware
• Leadership of a technical project including managing team, schedule, and budget

Good to Have

• Ability to lead a cross-discipline technical team of 6-12 engineers
• Ability to communicate with engineers, support staff, management, and customers
• Familiarity with optical design and analysis software tools (e.g., Zemax, FRED, GLAD, Code-V, LASCAD)
• Familiarity with laboratory development and modeling software tools (e.g., Matlab/Simulink, Labview, Mathcad)
• Ability to design and lead the build of ground support equipment for optical test sets
• Demonstrated experience in fielding optical payloads for space flight applications
• Masters or Ph.D. in Optical, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related discipline
• 5+ years of work experience
• Current Top Secret or TS/SCI security clearance

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with generous matching and company contributions
• Professional development through mentoring, educational programs, networking, and skills enhancement
• Generous maternity and paternity leave policies
• Mother's rooms at facilities
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off for jury duty and military obligations
• Flexible work schedules (Flex-time)
• Incentive plan eligible

Job Responsibilities

Job ID: 711197BR Date posted: Nov. 18, 2025

Description:Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a mid-career Electro-Optical Engineer to join our team! We are searching for an engineer or scientist with expertise in fields that support the design, assembly, and test of cameras and optical payloads including optical engineering or detector engineering. Understanding micro-electronic packaging of focal plane arrays or opto-mechanical engineering related to detector or camera test would support this role. You would develop requirements for a mission and analyze the ability of hardware to meet required performance. You would procure, integrate, and test optical lenses, cameras, laser range finders, and other hardware for optical payloads.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Detector and camera characterization and test

• Design of optical mounts and ground support test equipment to produce camera test sets

• Procurement of optical hardware including laser range finders, detectors, cameras, filters, mirrors, and lenses

• Leadership of a technical project including managing team of 6-12 people, a schedule, and a budget and reporting status.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a closely related discipline

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: detector characterization, camera test, optical analysis, optical design.

• Experience in design, build, or test of optical payloads for tactical or space flight applications.

• Experience informally or formally leading a technical team.

• Active Secret security clearance; must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Ability to lead a cross-discipline technical team of 6-12 engineers to build optical hardware

• Ability to communicate with engineers, support staff, management, and customers

• Familiarity with optical design and analysis software tools. Examples include Zemax, FRED, GLAD, Code-V and LASCAD.

• Familiarity with laboratory development and modeling software tools (i.e. Matlab/Simulink, Labview, and Mathcad).

• Ability to design and lead the build of ground support equipment for optical test sets

• Demonstrated experience in fielding optical payloads for space flight applications.

• Masters or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a closely related discipline

• 5+ years of work experience

• Current Top Secret or TS/SCI security clearance

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Top Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $118,700 - $209,300. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

(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.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

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

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs

, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: SPACE

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Electro-Optical Engineering

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First

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At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

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Benefits

• ### Healthcare

Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.

• ### 401(k)/Retirement Plans

Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.

• ### Professional Development

We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.

• ### Maternity and Paternity Leave

Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.

• ### Paid Time Off

We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.

• ### Flex-time

Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.