Electrical Engineer Production Liaison - Hypersonics

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

1d • $92,300 - $166,850

About The Position

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer Production Liaison for its Hypersonics line of business. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) program, an Army strategic weapons program. The role coordinates engineering and manufacturing activities to ensure designs can be produced within facility capabilities and constraints, and provides technical support to assembly, integration, and testing. The position also supports resolution of manufacturing issues, non-conformance investigations, engineering documentation, and continuous improvement in manufacturability, production yield, and operational throughput.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, or at least 6 years of relevant experience with a master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Ability to provide rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods, including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and power meters.
• Knowledge of test procedure development.
• Experience processing post-test data.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with test, quality, and manufacturing engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience with manufacturing and production of avionics components.
• Knowledge of test development to support troubleshooting hardware failures.
• Knowledge of National Instruments software.
• Experience in a MIL-STD-810 test environment.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the Engineering Team to ensure designs are producible, manufacturable, and aligned with manufacturing facility capabilities and constraints.
• Resolve technical issues arising during assembly, integration, or test in a timely manner.
• Evaluate how engineering changes affect manufacturing schedules, tooling, processes, and costs.
• Troubleshoot floor build issues, recommend rework solutions, and escalate critical problems.
• Conduct non-conformance investigations.
• Prepare or co-author engineering documentation, including MRB dispositions, rework instructions, and redline drawings.
• Interface with engineering, quality assurance, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to ensure alignment.
• Identify and drive continuous improvements in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), production yield, and operational throughput.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior