Electrical Engineer Production Liaison - Hypersonics

Electrical Engineer Production Liaison

Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a talented Electrical Engineer Production Liaison for its Hypersonics line of business. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body program (CHGB). The CHGB is the Army's #1 priority for strategic weapons capability for long-range precision fires and will counter and gain a lead on our adversaries' technological advances in this field, come join us in this exciting, cutting-edge field.

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions.

Primary Responsibilities:

Coordinates with the Engineering Team to ensure designs are producible, manufacturable, and aligned with manufacturing facility capabilities and constraints

Resolves technical issues arising during assembly, integration, or test in a timely manner

Evaluates how engineering changes affect manufacturing schedules, tooling, processes, and costs

Troubleshoots floor build issues, recommends rework solutions, and escalates critical problems

Conducts non-conformance investigations

Prepares/co-authors engineering documentation (MRB dispositions, rework instructions, redline drawings)

Interfaces with engineering, QA, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure alignment

Identifies and drives continuous improvements in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), production yield, and operational throughput

Basic Qualifications:

A BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution

4+ years of relevant experience (or 8+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree) or a MS in Electrical Engineering and 2+ years of relevant experience

Provide rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration

Must have hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods including the use of Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzer, Power Meter, etc.

Knowledge of test procedure development

Experience processing post test data

Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with test, quality, and manufacturing engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications:

Active DoD Secret clearance

Experience with manufacturing and production of avionics components

Knowledge of test development to support troubleshooting hardware failures

Knowledge of National Instruments Software

Experience in a MIL-STD-810 Test Environment

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.

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