Electronics Manufacturing Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing team. The position supports a critical defense program by leading the concept development, planning, budgeting, and activation of a production facility. The facility will support the ramp-up of a major defense program. The engineer will coordinate with Manufacturing and Program stakeholders to determine the facility’s work content and lead planning with Corporate Facilities for non-recurring construction and execution. The role encompasses defining the facility concept of operations, layout, material flow, production tooling and equipment requirements, and inventory management approach. It also supports production of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), electromechanical assemblies, and systems. The engineer will work with multidisciplinary teams on hardware development and automated assembly and test equipment; review and approve engineering drawings, bills of materials, customer quality requirements, and work instructions; participate in design reviews; and execute manufacturing activities. The engineer will collaborate with design teams to prepare designs for release to manufacturing and with quality teams to develop processes that validate customer quality requirements. This position is based in or requires relocation to the Northern Alabama area. The candidate must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a final secret security clearance. The listed pay range is $92,300–$166,850; compensation depends on factors including responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, and market data.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering with 8–12 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 6–10 years of relevant experience.
Strong background in PCBA or electromechanical assembly.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a final secret security clearance.
Must reside in the Northern Alabama area or be willing to relocate there.
Proficiency in writing clear and concise work instructions.

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 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

Lead concept development, planning, budgeting, and activation of a production facility supporting a major defense program.
Coordinate with Manufacturing and Program stakeholders to determine the work content for the facility.
Lead planning activities with Corporate Facilities related to non-recurring construction planning and execution.
Help define the facility concept of operations (CONOPS), facility layout, material flow, production tooling and equipment requirements, and inventory management approach.
Support production of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), electromechanical assemblies, and systems.
Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop hardware and use automated assembly and test equipment.
Review and approve engineering drawings, bills of materials, customer quality requirements, and work instructions.
Participate in design reviews and execute manufacturing activities.
Work with design teams 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.