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Navigation, Guidance, & Control SME Engineer - Hypersonics

Leidos Huntsville, AL senior full-time

Salary

$87,100 - $157,450 per year

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Description

Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a talented Navigation, Guidance, & Control SME Engineer for its Hypersonics line of business. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body program (CHGB), which is the Army's #1 priority for strategic weapons capability for long-range precision fires.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Conduct non-conformances investigations
  • Troubleshoot test equipment and unit under test
  • Work through root cause corrective action
  • Assist in requirement decomposition

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
  • 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.

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
  • 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.

The pay range for this job is $87,100.00 - $157,450.00.

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Skills

Required

  • Electrical Engineering
  • electronics integration
  • test and troubleshooting
  • instrumentation
  • test equipment
  • circuit design

Nice to have

  • DoD Secret clearance
  • National Instruments Software
  • MIL-STD-810 Test Environment
  • ASME and IEEE standards
  • missile systems
  • hypersonic technologies
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