Mechanical Design Engineer

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense Systems Sector’s Small Airborne Effectors Division, within the Kinetic Effects Business Area, is hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer to work at its Huntsville, Alabama campus. The position supports design and integration programs involving missile systems and unmanned aircraft. The engineer will contribute to multidisciplinary airborne-systems projects and help advance technologies from research and development through productization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 4–8 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 2–6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with CAD, particularly SOLIDWORKS, fabrication drawings, and intermediate-to-advanced modeling techniques.
• In-depth experience with mechanical design principles, theories, and applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate constructively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to learn new skills or refine existing skills.
• Knowledge of and ability to use common hand tools.
• Availability to travel to support testing and other events, initially averaging about 10%.
• Ability to perform physical work, including lifting up to 30 pounds.
• Active SECRET security clearance or higher.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience designing, developing, and testing flight hardware, such as missiles or UAVs.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate mechanical aspects of airborne systems, including missiles and unmanned aircraft.
• Work independently as part of a broader multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop innovative solutions to complex problems and products across a broad range of applications.
• Coordinate with the purchasing department and outside machine shops to procure hardware.
• Test and assemble hardware in a lab environment.
• Work with manufacturing teams to transition prototype hardware into a deliverable product.

What This Job Offers

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