# Lead Mechanical Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Huntsville, AL
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a talented Lead Mechanical 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:**

- Create and maintain Technical Data Package (TDP) artifacts, including drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and specifications.

- Apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) in accordance with ASME Y14.5 standards.

- Coordinate with the design agent to implement design changes that improve manufacturability and resolve production issues.

- Revise existing designs and develop new designs to enhance producibility and process efficiency.

- Collaborate within integrated product teams (IPTs) to support drawing updates and production efforts.

- Support production activities, including troubleshooting mechanical issues and implementing corrective actions.

- Disposition non-conformances and support root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities.

- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

- Lead and facilitate technical meetings with internal and external stakeholders, including design, peer, and tabletop reviews.

- Manage multiple tasks and projects with minimal supervision.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited institution with 4+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.

- Proficiency with CAD tools such as Creo, CATIA, AutoCAD, or SolidWorks.

- Experience working within Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) environments.

- Working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and tolerance stack-up analysis.

- Understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, and configuration management processes.

- Experience leading issue resolution in a production environment.

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

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

- Self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work independently and in team environments.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Active security clearance.

- 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.

- Familiarity with AS9100 aerospace quality management systems.

- Knowledge of MIL-STD-31000 Technical Data Package (TDP) development.

- Experience creating engineering drawings using PTC Creo and managing data in Windchill.

- Understanding of cost, schedule, and programmatic impacts associated with engineering deliverables.

The salary range for this position is $87,100.00 - $157,450.00.

## Skills

### Required
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- ASME Y14.5
- CAD tools
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- engineering drawings
- configuration management
- problem-solving
- communication
- collaboration
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- Active security clearance
- DoD programs
- missile systems
- reentry vehicles
- hypersonic technologies
- AS9100
- MIL-STD-31000
- PTC Creo
- Windchill

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