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Mid Level Electrical Design Engineer

Leidos · Huntsville, AL · 3 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$87k–$157k/yrFull-time

About the role

Leidos Defense is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join our Huntsville team. This position offers the opportunity to solve complex electrical problems, collaborate with project teams, and innovate solutions to challenging problems.

Responsibilities

  • Solve complex electrical problems using off-the-shelf parts and developing custom solutions.
  • Create solutions using techniques spanning power distribution, RF design, logic/controls, and custom analog and digital circuit design.
  • Use test equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, network analyzers, and lab power supplies/loads.
  • Create detailed block diagrams to define top level systems and lower level sub-assemblies.
  • Document and release designs using KiCAD, SolidWorks Electrical, Visio, or similar tools.
  • Work collaboratively with project team(s) to formulate innovative solutions to complex problems and products across a broad range of applications.

Requirements

  • Candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a STEM discipline from an ABET accredited school with 4+ years of direct applicable experience or MS degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
  • Must have demonstrated expertise in design work using a CAD package similar to SolidWorks and SolidWorks Electrical.
  • Strong understanding of electrical system level design.
  • Ability to design for rapid prototyping and fabrication in a dynamic environment.
  • US Citizen with a Final Secret Clearance or meet eligibility to obtain a Secret Clearance.
  • Resident of or willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of basic mechanical concepts.
  • Strong understanding of electrical concepts.
  • Electrical system design experience – power, data, and RF.
  • Experience with electrical schematics and cable diagrams.
  • Familiarity with 3 phase and split phase power systems.
  • Familiarity with DC power systems.
  • Knowledge of fiber optics communication systems.
  • Experience with KiCAD, Mentor Graphics DxDesigner, Altium, OrCAD, or similar tools.
  • Familiarity with 2D and 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, SolidWorks Electrical, AutoCAD, and Visio.
  • Organizational skills to document designs, assist with Technical Data Packages (TDP), and support production and test.

Benefits

Pay Range: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Company Information

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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