Sr Electrical Engineer

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a highly motivated Sr Electrical Engineer to join its team. The role drives the implementation of Value Driven Design and advanced Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workflows across complex, high-priority DoD portfolios.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of specialty engineering disciplines across programs to ensure robust, innovative, and compliant solutions.
• Support program schedules, milestones, and deliverables while identifying and mitigating risks to specialty engineering performance.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop strategies for optimizing system lifecycle performance, addressing technical challenges, and ensuring program success.
• Provide expertise in specialty engineering areas such as Nuclear Hardness, System Safety, EMI, EMC, and Human Systems Engineering.
• Ensure adherence to programmatic requirements, regulatory compliance, and company processes.
• Partner with systems engineering teams to translate military standards into rigorous hardware requirements.
• Act as a certified test conductor or lead verification engineer to establish comprehensive system-level test plans, environmental stress screening, HWIL integration, and launch-readiness countdown actions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or science discipline, focus on electromagnetics.
• 10+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, or 8+ years with a master's degree in science or engineering for complex aerospace, missile, or defense systems.
• Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end systems engineering (requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, and validation) on large or complex projects.
• Experience with missile, high-speed flight, or advanced weapon systems (e.g., hypersonics, ballistic missiles, interceptors, or similar).
• Experience with requirements and configuration management tools (e.g., DOORS or equivalent); familiarity with MBSE concepts and tools.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing leadership and customers.
• Active DoD Top Secret or TS/SCI preferred.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Candidate must be a resident of or be willing to relocate to the Albuquerque, NM area or Huntsville, AL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in an engineering or science discipline, focus on electromagnetics.
• Direct experience on hypersonic boost-glide, air-breathing hypersonic, or other high-Mach flight test or weapon programs.
• Experience with responsibility for technical scope, cost, and schedule on government contracts.
• Familiarity with RF and microwave simulation, testing, and facilities.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-461 EM compatibility requirements.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-464 EM effects and requirements.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-2169D requirements.
• Experience in systems engineering of complex systems.
• Direct experience with ND components or system design, development, or production.
• Experience in electromagnetics within the NNSA nuclear complex.
• Experience designing and executing experiments for strategic environments.

Pay Range: $154,050.00 - $278,475.00