Job Description

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Leidos’ Defense Systems Kinetic Effects is seeking an Electrical Configuration Lead to join our team. The successful candidate will serve as an Electrical Engineer that will handle aspects of component testing, leading to production of Hypersonic Glide Bodies (HGB). Knowledge of systems engineering with an emphasis on analysis of design for manufacturing and design for test, test methods and analysis of test parameters. Specific duties will include review transition of the design from the Design agent, documentation to assess processes and methods meet the test requirements, review technical data package and drawings to ensure they are correct and up to date, assist in preparation of future changes to electrical units for implementation into production use, verifying quality, documentation, test requirements are met through verification and validation plans. In addition, the candidate will support development of future unit designs by understanding system interconnect diagrams, hardware and software requirements, assist development of future units and procedures to meet requirements, and assist in developing Technical Data Package for delivery to customers. Travel to Sandia National Labs and other production facilities as necessary.

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Primary Responsibilities.

• Lead in transitioning designs from design agent to production agent alongside other engineers
• Collaborate with engineering peers to further define and add new definition to product and developmental level Technical Data Packages
• Analyzes Technical Data Packages with respect to design for manufacturability and design for test
• Collaborate with customers to assess change impacts, ensure compliance with program requirements, and provide focused briefings on relevant topics
• Assist in requirement decomposition for product and developmental level designs

Basic Qualifications.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited school is required. Candidate should have at least 8+ years of relevant experience or four (4) additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Candidate must be capable of reading engineering drawings and following work instructions to produce complex assemblies and provide valuable feedback to engineering.
• Candidate must have familiarity with working with electrical schematics and cable/wiring diagrams, and how to read requirements from them.
• Candidate must have familiarity with requirement decomposition.
• Candidate must be able to work independently, or as part of a team, in a dedicated workforce.
• Candidate must be able to provide rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration.
• Candidate must be able to assume responsibility for testing a variety of electronic/electrical hardware, including electrical/mechanical assemblies.
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment, which will include test, manufacturing engineers, senior leaders, and customer.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.

Preferred Qualifications.

Knowledge of post data processing.

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Original Posting:

March 31, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

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 (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.