Integration and Test Systems Specialist
About The Position
Leidos Defense’s Systems Integration and Test Team is seeking an Integration and Test Systems Specialist to support complex defense-sector solutions, including kinetic and directed-energy platforms, RADAR, and other surveillance and sensor technologies. The team works across business sectors, with industry partners, and directly with customers. The specialist will create and update mechanical and electrical engineering drawings, support configuration management, maintain and improve an electromechanical test lab, and create, implement, and operate test beds. The role also involves using test equipment to verify units under test and special test equipment, setting up environmental chambers, assisting with failure and root-cause analysis, and recommending equipment needs to leadership. The position requires working from production drawings, schematics, and work instructions, and operating material-handling equipment. Candidates must be U.S. citizens with a Secret clearance and residents of Huntsville, Alabama.
Requirements
- Associate degree or higher.
- At least 3 years of prior relevant experience in assembly, integration, or testing.
- Good interpersonal skills and the desire to work in a highly focused technical team.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work from production drawings, schematics, and work instructions.
- Advanced skills using hand tools, electrical troubleshooting (high and low voltage), and mechanical operations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Ability to operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and cranes.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
- U.S. citizenship and a Secret-level clearance.
- Must be a resident of Huntsville, Alabama.
Nice To Haves
- Experience reading, updating, and creating mechanical assembly drawings, electrical schematics, and other engineering documentation.
- Experience with configuration-management tools, especially Windchill.
- Organizational skills for documenting test procedures and reports and supporting configuration management of test equipment.
- Experience in acceptance testing of electrical devices, mechanical functions, software integration, and measurements.
- Familiarity with electrical schematics and cable/wiring diagrams.
- Experience functionally testing electronic components.
- Experience designing and building test platforms.
- Experience creating custom cables.
- IPC J-STD, IPC-A-610, and IPC/WHMA-A-620 certifications.
- Experience with material-handling equipment such as forklifts and/or overhead cranes.
Responsibilities
- Create and update mechanical and electrical engineering drawings.
- Work with configuration-management tools and personnel to track and control documentation.
- Maintain and improve an electromechanical test lab.
- Create, implement, and run electrical and mechanical test beds.
- Use test equipment to verify the functionality of units under test and special test equipment.
- Set up environmental chambers to exercise units under test in dynamic or climatic stress conditions.
- Assist with experiments for failure analysis and root-cause analysis.
- Recommend additional equipment needs to leadership for product-debug areas.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
