Electromechanical Technician
About The Position
The Small Airborne Effectors Division within Leidos’ Kinetic Effects Business Area designs, develops, tests, and produces small to medium airborne missiles, unmanned vehicles, and payload effectors for defense customers. The Electromechanical Technician will work at Leidos’ Huntsville, Alabama campus, supporting design, integration, and test programs related to missile systems and unmanned aircraft. The role includes hands-on work across avionics, integration, testing, mission support, and field operations in development, prototype, and production environments. The technician will support advanced technology programs throughout the product lifecycle, from research and development through full production.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED and at least three years of experience in aerospace manufacturing or related experience and/or training.
- Experience reading electrical schematics, system diagrams, mechanical drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
- Experience building electrical and/or mechanical systems for defense customers and interest in hardware fabrication.
- Parts selection and wiring harness fabrication experience.
- Familiarity with laboratory test and debugging equipment, such as digital multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, and spectrum analyzers.
- Understanding of PC board layout design and SMT manufacturing experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate constructively within and among multidisciplinary teams.
- Availability to travel to support testing and other events (average 10%).
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active SECRET security clearance or ability to obtain one.
Nice To Haves
- Wiring harness design experience.
- Printed circuit board testing and debugging experience.
- 3D printing experience.
- Soldering experience with through-hole and surface-mount technologies.
- Sensor instrumentation experience, including acceleration, velocity, position, or pressure.
- Experience with flight hardware.
- Experience with communication links and GPS/INS systems.
- Rapid prototyping, integration, and test experience.
Responsibilities
- Fabricate, troubleshoot, route, and repair electrical wiring harnesses and cable assemblies.
- Build electrical and mechanical systems for defense customers.
- Build and fabricate production and prototype hardware by interpreting electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
- Test and troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and software in laboratory and field environments.
- Collect and correlate test data using laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, digital multimeters, and impedance analyzers.
- Follow precise standard work instructions and help improve them with team members.
- Collaborate and communicate with project managers, customers, and team members to optimize hardware solutions.
- Contribute to system hardware and software architecture decisions.
- Work independently as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
- Work with project teams to develop solutions to complex problems and products across a broad range of applications.
- Coordinate with purchasing and outside board, cable, and machine shops to procure hardware.
- Work with manufacturing teams to transition prototype hardware into a deliverable product.
- Travel to support testing and other events, averaging 10%.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
