Electrical Engineering Section Manager - Hypersonics

Electrical Engineering Section Manager

Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a talented Electrical Engineering Section Manager 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.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead and support a team of engineers, including conducting one-on-one meetings, providing performance feedback, and facilitating career development discussions.

Help plan and coordinate team objectives in alignment with program and organizational goals.

Identify and remove blockers to keep the team productive and mission focused.

Support staffing activities, including interviewing and onboarding new engineers.

Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and mission execution.

Basic Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited school is required. Candidate should have a BS with 5+ years of relevant experience or a MS with 3+ years of relevant experience. In lieu of degree High School diploma and 9+ years of experience required.

Ability to balance technical engineering responsibilities (~90% of time) with direct line management responsibilities (~10% of time).

Must be capable of reading engineering drawings, electrical schematics, cable/wiring diagrams, and the corresponding work instructions to produce complex assemblies and provide valuable feedback to program leadership

Familiarity with requirement decomposition

Provide rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration

Experience in electronics integration, test, and troubleshooting

Must have hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods including the use of oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, etc.

Knowledge of test procedure development

Knowledge of post test data processing

Knowledge of environmental testing

Knowledge of circuit design – analog, digital, power

Organizational skills to document designs, assist with Technical Data Packages (TDP) and support production and test of the avionics

Candidate must have demonstrated experience in effectively communicating within a team environment, which will include test and manufacturing engineers.

Understanding of cost and schedule impacts associated with engineering deliverables.

Strong attention-to-detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Self-starter with an eagerness for continuous learning and professional development.

Interest in mentoring, coaching, and team development.

Preferred Qualifications

Active DoD Secret clearance

2+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects

Prior experience with direct reports or formal people management responsibilities

Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineers

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

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.