Senior Mechanical Engineer

Leidos • Reston, VA

89d • $148,850 - $269,075

About The Position

The Mission Solutions Business Area at Leidos is looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our Reston, VA based team. The successful candidate will work as a member of a multi-disciplined government contractor team with a focus on research and development of characterization methodologies of aboveground and underground structures and associated infrastructure and protective design characteristics. Work will be performed in a fast-paced, high-energy environment inside a government facility.

Requirements

• Candidate must possess an active TS/SCI, or a Top Secret clearance with a current SSBI, and be eligible to obtain a TS/SCI w/ CI poly level clearance.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Master’s with 15+ years of prior relevant experience or a Doctorate with 13+ of prior relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of mechanical (HVAC) and life safety systems associated with critical environments.
• Ability to evaluate, organize and utilize large datasets from various sources to include ground truth field collections, industry equipment manuals and existing facility models.
• Ability to make decisions based on incomplete information and communicate any gaps in information along with paths forward.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to successfully brief and interact with personnel at all levels of experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.

Nice To Haves

• Construction or Facility Management, hard target construction/facility support.
• Tunnel construction or mining (includes HVAC and power support).
• 5+ years of process controls experience with systems such as Allen Bradley, FactoryTalkView, GE Fanuc, Modicon, Schneider Electric, Siemens, DeltaV, Wonderware, Emerson, etc.
• Experience with one or more modeling programs such as Revit MEP, SketchUP, Solidworks, VentSIM, UTAS, etc.
• Military or defense-related experience and an understanding of operational planning.
• Knowledge of the Joint Targeting Cycle, Facility Target Development, Facility Vulnerability Analysis, weapons effects, Military Operational Planning or defense industry production process.
• Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS), Industrial HVAC, Central Plant Utilities, Industrial Processes, Water/Wastewater, Nuclear Power, Data Centers, Cogen Plants, Combined Cooling, Heating & Power, Cooling towers, chillers, UPS, Power Monitoring.
• Cybersecurity experience – Monitoring advanced threats and managing security services.
• Modeling and Simulation support.
• Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality experience creation.
• Production (Manufacturing, Fabrication or Assembly) or warehouse design, workflow development or management.
• Software development skills preferred – python, java, etc.

Responsibilities

• Use exploitation products, intelligence resources and engineering expertise to produce intelligence to characterize selected facilities.
• Provide engineering guidance and judgment throughout the characterization process to produce accurate intelligence estimates of standard facility operations (power, HVAC, security, etc.) and equipment.
• Model different aspects of a facility to include mechanical, electrical, and structural components within industry software packages (AutoCAD, Revit MEP, UTAS, etc.).
• Provide mechanical engineering expertise to assist with recommendations of protective HVAC designs for facilities of interest.
• Provide briefings on R&D findings to both fellow team members and government customers.
• Support field surveys in a variety of locations/environments to collect ground truth as part of the R&D verification and validation process.
• Resolve highly complex and multi-dimensional problems requiring consideration of multiple variables that impact multiple aspects of facility design, construction, operations, maintenance, and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate in the development of tactics, techniques and procedure improvements in order to innovate and maintain cutting edge capabilities.
• Mentor and train junior personnel.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees