Electrical Design & Integration Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Have a passion for airborne systems? The Small Airborne Effectors Division within the Leidos Kinetic Effects Business Area is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and producing small to medium airborne missiles, unmanned vehicles, and payload effectors for a wide variety of defense customers. Our team is seeking an entry-level Electrical Design & Integration Engineer to work at our Huntsville, AL campus providing support to a variety of design, integration, and test programs related to missile systems and unmanned aircraft. This role offers a wide variety of hands-on work spanning avionics, integration, test, mission support, and field operations in development, prototype, and production environments. This is a dynamic opportunity in which talented engineers can thrive working on a diverse array of multidisciplinary projects in the kinetic effectors arena. We are in search of a highly motivated, trained, and talented electrical engineer to foster advanced technology programs through the complete product lifecycle from research and development through full production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering from an ABET accredited institution and 0+ years of experience.
Demonstrated capabilities in one or more of the following areas: electrical system design, electrical circuit design and simulation, hardware and software interface design and integration, software development, troubleshooting/debugging hardware/software in a lab and/or field environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Constructive collaboration within and among multi-disciplinary teams
Availability to travel to support testing and other events (average 10%)
Must be a US Citizen and have an active DoD SECRET security clearance or the ability to obtain one

Nice To Haves

Parts selection, electrical schematic capture, and wiring harness design experience
Understanding of PC board layout design and SMT manufacturing experience
Sensor instrumentation experience (acceleration, velocity, position, pressure)
Experience with development and testing of flight hardware
Radio communication links and GPS/INS systems
Rapid prototyping, integration, and test experience
Requirements-based design and test planning
Technical leadership

Responsibilities

Design, fabricate, analyze, and integrate hardware, firmware, and software solutions that will successfully address a wide variety of customer challenges
Test and troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and software in both lab and field environments
Design electrical and/or software architectures and integrated systems for real-time, mission-critical systems that include flight systems, sensors, ground vehicles, and ground control systems
Collaborate and communicate effectively with project managers, customers, and team members to determine and develop hardware and software requirements
Contribute to system hardware and software architecture decisions based on customer performance requirements, schedule, and cost constraints including build vs. buy trades
Support task execution including electrical system design, avionics design, payload integration, analog/digital/PCB hardware design, hardware-in-the-loop simulation, system debugging, and systems engineering
Work independently as part of a broader multi-disciplined engineering team
Work collaboratively with project teams to formulate innovative solutions to complex problems and products across a broad range of applications
Coordinate with purchasing department and outside board/cable shops to procure hardware
Work in a lab environment testing and assembling hardware
Work closely with manufacturing teams to facilitate the transition from prototype hardware to a deliverable product