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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026

Flight Terminiatrion Engineer Lead

Leidos Huntsville, AL senior full-time

Salary

$107,900 - $195,050 per year

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Description

Leidos Defence Systems Sector is seeking a Flight Termination Engineer Lead for its Hypersonics line of business. The successful 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.

The role involves serving as the Responsible Engineer and IPT Lead for the Flight Termination System, leading technical reviews, failure investigations, supplier engagements, and cross-functional task teams. The ideal candidate will assist in requirement decomposition, interface with the Range Commanders Council, and conduct non-conformance and root cause corrective action investigations.

Key qualifications include:

  • A BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution
  • 8+ years of relevant experience (or 12+ years in lieu of a degree) or a MS in Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience in electronics integration, test, and troubleshooting
  • Experience in environmental testing of avionics
  • Experience in writing qualification plans to meet RCC-319 and RCC-324 requirements
  • Knowledge of test procedure development and circuit design – analog, digital, power

Preferred qualifications include:

  • Active DoD Secret clearance
  • Experience with manufacturing and production of avionics components
  • Familiarity with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods
  • Knowledge of post-test data processing and test development to support troubleshooting hardware failures

The pay range for this position is $107,900.00 - $195,050.00.

Skills

Required

  • Electrical Engineering
  • electronics integration
  • test and troubleshooting
  • environmental testing of avionics
  • qualification plans
  • test procedure development
  • circuit design

Nice to have

  • DoD Secret clearance
  • manufacturing and production of avionics components
  • instrumentation
  • test equipment
  • post-test data processing
  • MIL-STD-810 Test Environment

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