Flight Termination Engineer Lead - Hypersonics

About the Role

Leidos’ Defense Systems is seeking a Flight Termination Engineer Lead for its Hypersonics line of business. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body program (CHGB), the Army’s #1 priority for strategic weapons capability for long-range precision fires. This role will counter and advance beyond adversaries' technological progress in hypersonics, operating in an exciting, cutting-edge field.

Leidos Defense Systems Sector delivers enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support for global defense customers. Our team tackles the world’s toughest security challenges for missions that cannot fail.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Responsible Engineer and IPT Lead for the Flight Termination System
• Lead technical reviews, failure investigations, supplier engagements, and cross-functional task teams
• Assist in requirement decomposition
• Interface with the Range Commanders Council
• Conduct non-conformance and root cause corrective action investigations
• Provide rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration
• Write qualification plans to meet RCC-319 and RCC-324 requirements
• Document designs, assist with Technical Data Packages (TDP), and support production and test of avionics
• Communicate effectively within a team environment, including government customers, industry partners, test, and manufacturing engineers

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution (or 12+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree)
• 8+ years of relevant experience (or MS in Electrical Engineering with 6+ years of relevant experience)
• Capability to read engineering drawings, electrical schematics, cable/wiring diagrams, and corresponding work instructions to produce complex assemblies and provide feedback to program leadership
• Experience in electronics integration, test, and troubleshooting
• Experience in environmental testing of avionics
• Experience with risk, issues, and/or opportunity management
• Knowledge of test procedure development
• Knowledge of circuit design—analog, digital, power
• Organizational skills to document designs and support production and test of avionics

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Experience with manufacturing and production of avionics components
• Familiarity with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators)
• Knowledge of post-test data processing
• Knowledge of test development to support troubleshooting hardware failures
• Experience in a MIL-STD-810 Test Environment
• Knowledge of ASME and IEEE standards
• Experience supporting DoD programs related to missile systems, reentry vehicles, or hypersonic technologies
• Prior work in assembly, integration, or testing of missile systems
• Experience supporting rapid development, prototyping, or fast-paced engineering programs

Pay

Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Benefits

Leidos offers competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.