Junior Integration Engineer

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense’s Systems Integration and Test Team is seeking a Junior Integration Engineer in Huntsville, Alabama. The team develops and implements solutions to complex defense-sector problems, including kinetic and directed-energy platforms, radar, and other surveillance and sensor technologies. It works across business sectors, with industry partners, and directly with customers.

The engineer will support integration and testing of hardware projects through development, qualification, and acceptance phases. The position involves creating and using Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) test platforms, documenting requirements verification and validation, analyzing test data, and debugging hardware and software. The role may require outdoor work in all weather conditions, lifting up to 50 pounds, and minimal travel for test events, approximately four weeks per year.

The position is based in Huntsville, Alabama. Candidates must live in North Alabama or be willing to relocate and must possess a secret clearance. The listed pay range is $69,550 to $125,725; this is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university, plus 2 or more years of experience; alternatively, a master’s degree.
• Knowledge of and experience with defense or commercial test engineering practices and processes.
• Experience developing and executing hardware or software test plans and procedures.
• Direct, hands-on experience with hardware, software, or system integration, troubleshooting, and testing.
• Resident of North Alabama or willing to relocate to the Huntsville–North Alabama area.
• Possess a secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Two or more years of experience with test planning and execution.
• Working knowledge and operation of electronic test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, voltmeters, and signal analyzers/generators.
• Working knowledge of Python, C, C++, C#, and/or firmware languages for Xilinx or Altera devices.
• Experience with Linux, Matlab, Labview, and Wireshark.
• Experience preparing and presenting briefings and/or demonstrations to customers and management.
• Experience planning and executing demonstration tests and U.S. Government test ranges/facilities.

Responsibilities

• Execute test plans for development, qualification, and acceptance phases of hardware projects.
• Create, modify, and use Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) test platforms to satisfy testing requirements.
• Complete requirements verification and validation documentation and reports.
• Analyze test data using data log parsers, Wireshark, and/or software debug tools.
• Debug software and/or hardware using various tools.
• Work directly with customers and other support personnel on these responsibilities.

What This Job Offers

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