Lead Configuration Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a talented Lead Configuration Engineer for its hypersonics line of business. 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. Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited school with minimum 8 years of experience.
5 or more years’ engineering technical leadership experience
Individual must be a self-starter with excellent communication and organizational skills
Proven significant experience working with inter-disciplinary teams to solve challenging technical problems
Strong technical background in large integrated products.
Strong background working directly with customer and suppliers to define and track engineering requirements
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

5 or more years’ experience in systems engineering in aerospace or defense programs
Prior work in DoD Missile, Reentry Vehicle, or Hypersonics fields.
Prior work with defining test plans and hardware configurations to meet requirements intent
Prior work in a production environment with experience providing engineering support
Experience with MIL-STD-31000 product level TDP requirements
Experience working rapidly changing development programs, with TRL Levels 3 - 7

Responsibilities

Serve as an Engineering Lead with duties that span support of: Hardware and software Test equipment Support engineering and manufacturing activities Working with subcontractors and suppliers on various aspects of the program
Responsible for managing the current and future technical configurations of the HGB to include: Coordination with the program design agent Managing inputs into technical data packages Ensure efficient transitions from design to production Coordinating test objectives and appropriate hardware allocation Understanding and developing configurations to meet dynamic requirements Working with manufacturing to develop plans to meet the changing needs of our customers