Electronics Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its Defense Systems Sector to support a critical defense program through the concept development, planning, budgeting, and activation of a manufacturing facility. The facility will support the ramp-up of a major defense program. The engineer will coordinate with manufacturing and program stakeholders to determine facility work content and lead planning for non-recurring construction in conjunction with Corporate Facilities. The role supports production of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), electromechanical assemblies, and systems. The engineer will work with a multidisciplinary team developing hardware and using automated assembly and test equipment. The position also involves preparing designs for manufacturing, supporting manufacturing activities, and working with quality teams to establish processes that validate customer quality requirements. The candidate must be a U.S. citizen able to obtain and maintain a final secret security clearance, and must reside in Northern Alabama or be willing to relocate there.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering with 8–12 years of prior relevant work experience, or a master's degree with 6–10 years of prior relevant work experience.
- Strong background in PCBA or electromechanical assembly.
- Proficiency in writing clear and concise work instructions.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a final secret security clearance.
- Must reside in the Northern Alabama area or be willing to relocate there.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to provide Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, Basis of Estimate (BOE) documents, and other documents supporting proposal efforts.
- Experience with Costpoint Material Planning software and/or Windchill product lifecycle management software.
- Experience in various quality roles.
- Experience using Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), including integration with capacity planning or simulation tools such as Dynafact and Simio.
- Eight years of manufacturing engineering experience designing and building electronic hardware to government specifications or similar.
- Experience with capacity planning, tooling and equipment definition, and facility design and layout for a new or expanding production facility.
- Knowledge of J-STD and IPC manufacturing standards, including PCBA and electromechanical assembly.
- Experience with software that maintains bills of materials and other engineering design data.
- Experience with space applications, electronics used on launch vehicles, targets, or missile components, and production of electronics and electromechanical assemblies.
Responsibilities
- Help define the facility concept of operations (CONOPS), facility layout, material flow, production tooling and equipment requirements, and inventory management approach.
- Coordinate with Manufacturing and Program stakeholders to determine the work content to be performed at the facility.
- Lead planning activities related to non-recurring construction planning and execution, in conjunction with Corporate Facilities.
- Support production of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), electromechanical assemblies, and systems.
- Review and approve engineering drawings, bills of materials, customer quality requirements, and work instructions.
- Participate in design reviews and execute manufacturing activities.
- Work closely with the design team to complete design details and prepare designs for release to manufacturing.
- Work with the quality team to develop processes that validate customer quality requirements.
- Write clear and concise work instructions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
