Nicholas Lombardo

Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems

AEGIS SPY-7 Radar Control Processor

• Designs, builds, and tests the Radar Control Processor for the AEGIS SPY-7 radar, working hands on inside the production radar code base
• Develops and debugs C++ across the radar code base on Linux, using Eclipse and Git for version control and collaborative development
• Builds automation frameworks for radar test, data collection, and verification, cutting manual effort out of Element Integration & Test
• Implements and tunes system algorithms, validating radar behavior against modeled requirements in MATLAB and in house analysis tools
• Applies AI and ML techniques inside analysis and automation workflows to speed up debugging and anomaly detection across large radar data sets
• Leads Element I&T: system checkout, integration, and troubleshooting through to customer sell off

Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems

SPY-7 Aegis sea based radar for Japan

• Wrote Python and MATLAB tooling to automate radar data collection and analysis so engineers could validate performance against modeled requirements
• Translated high level objectives into System Requirement Specifications, defining measurable parameters for radar modes, tracking algorithms, and interface behavior
• Led the stand up of a new lab: system checkout, testing, verification, progress tracking, and hands on operations in a Linux environment
• Authored and maintained Requirement Traceability Matrices in IBM DOORS and DOORS Next Gen
• Resolved over 500 Software Trouble Reports and authored 250 new issues found through Model Driven Test
• Served as lead for model driven testing, keeping PIF milestones on schedule and the radar demo ready for customer sell off

Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems

• Designed and documented system architecture for SPY-7 and IRAD prototype systems with principal engineers, decomposing functional flow into hardware, software, and interface components
• Defined data and signal interface boundaries between radar subsystems, power systems, and software control modules, contributing to Interface Control Document creation
• Ran architecture trade studies and design reviews on scalability, modularity, and performance across mission environments
• Used SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Simulink for mechanical and system modeling, with tolerance analysis and structural checks against MIL-STD-810

Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems

• Reorganized a 50+ person team to absorb 30 person growth, working through change management, risk assessment, and scaling
• Ran risk assessments and internal investigations on team efficiency, implementing fixes that saved over $6M annually
• Built and secured approval for a $150M+ Basis of Estimate covering the full Period of Performance, and led the Baseline Change Request behind it
• Tracked and reported progress in PM Compass, JIRA, Confluence, Tableau, and ROADS, presenting monthly to stakeholders

Lockheed Martin

• Selected to build quantum circuits in Qiskit, exploring quantum machine learning such as Quantum Circuit Born Machines for radar and defense applications

U.S. Army

Somalia deployment

• Base defense operations in the Horn of Africa inside an Active Combat Zone, running proactive patrolling and reconnaissance to secure cargo and equipment
• Awarded the Combat Action Badge for actions in defense of Baledogle Airfield

New Jersey Army National Guard

• Maintained, repaired, and operated TPQ-50 and TPQ-53 counterfire target acquisition radar systems
• Managed a platoon of 7 personnel and multimillion dollar equipment against mission readiness

Drexel University

Drexel University