Lockheed Martin
Electrical Engineering Intern, Orlando, FL - August 2024 – May 2025
**Information regarding Lockheed Martin is limited due to security and confidentiality reasons**
Lockheed Martin is a global leader in the defense industry, producing everything from large-scale fighter jets to cybersecurity software systems. They have dominated the industry for nearly 30 years and continue to develop groundbreaking technology and research. Iconic jets like the F-16 and helicopters like the Sikorsky have been developed due to the extensive research and testing conducted by countless talented engineers.
Key Highlights:
Performed Monte Carlo simulations on PUFs, generating 10+ million data points to evaluate randomness for security
Utilized Synopsys tools to evaluate 200+ distinct ICs, testing PPA and functionalities to ensure efficient circuit operation
Designed 25 weekly AC/DC layout drafts on LTspice to demonstrate accurate streamline of voltage and current sources
Developed 10-15 partial block diagrams of full EDA schematics on Visio to show clear representations of complex systems
Contributions
During my time at Lockheed Martin, I was fortunate to join the analog design engineering team, where I was exposed to a range of electrical engineering techniques and principles. Throughout this experience, I developed fundamental skills such as circuit design, circuit validation, and interpreting various data graphs and timing diagrams. However, these skills were built upon foundational topics, such as logic gates, circuit analysis, and digital systems, initially learned in school but further developed during my time at Lockheed Martin.
A key learning experience during my time at Lockheed Martin was the opportunity to work on circuit design and testing to determine which designs were most efficient. When working with complex systems, I learned that there is rarely a single way to design a circuit; it's about finding the solution that has the least potential loss and provides the most reliable performance. Before running any simulations, I used SPICE programs, including LTspice, to simulate specific components and ensure that every part of the larger schematics was functioning effectively. Through these tasks, fundamental circuit analysis was applied by measuring voltage, current, and RLC values throughout the circuits.
Through these designs and tests, I had the opportunity to evaluate various circuit outputs, often using Monte Carlo simulations to identify and mitigate outliers from over 10 million data points. Since manually analyzing such a large dataset isn't feasible, I developed Python scripts to automatically detect outliers based on the specific parameters we aimed to optimize. In parallel, I collaborated with digital engineers on mixed-signal circuits, which allowed me to deepen my understanding, particularly of ADC converters. This collaboration provided broader insight into integrated circuit design and, most importantly, the interaction between analog and digital components in signal processing.
