Electrical Engineer Production Liaison - Hypersonics

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

19h

About The Position

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer Production Liaison to support its Hypersonics line of business and the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) program. The role provides production-focused electrical engineering support, working with engineering, quality assurance, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to ensure designs and production activities align. The CHGB is described as the Army’s top priority for strategic weapons capability for long-range precision fires.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution, with at least 8 years of relevant experience; or a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, with at least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods, including Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzer, and Power Meter.
• 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 and manufacturable, and align 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 production 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.
• Provide rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration.

What This Job Offers

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