Electrical Design Engineer

Position Overview

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people dedicated to our customers’ success. Our Defense Systems Sector is solving the world’s toughest security challenges across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We are seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join our Huntsville team to develop creative and reliable electrical designs that support our “can’t fail” mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Solve complex electrical problems using off-the-shelf parts and develop custom solutions.
• Create multi-disciplinary solutions spanning power distribution, RF design, logic/controls, and custom analog/digital circuit design.
• Utilize test equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, network analyzers, and lab power supplies/loads.
• Develop detailed block diagrams to define top level systems and lower level sub assemblies.
• Document and release designs using KiCAD, SolidWorks Electrical, Visio, or similar tools.
• Collaborate with project teams to formulate innovative solutions to complex problems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a STEM discipline from an ABET accredited school with 4+ years of relevant experience, or an MS degree with 2+ years of experience.
• Proven expertise in design work using a CAD package such as SolidWorks and SolidWorks Electrical.
• Strong understanding of electrical system level design and rapid prototyping in dynamic environments.
• U.S. Citizenship with a Final Secret Clearance (or eligibility to obtain/maintain a Secret Clearance).
• Willingness to reside in or relocate to the Huntsville, AL area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong grasp of basic mechanical and electrical concepts.
• Experience in electrical system design covering power, data, and RF.
• Familiarity with electrical schematics, cable diagrams, and various power systems (3 phase, split phase, DC systems).
• Knowledge of fiber optics communication systems.
• Experience with KiCAD, Mentor Graphics DxDesigner, Altium, OrCAD, or similar software.
• Proficiency in 2D/3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Visio.
• Strong organizational skills to document designs and support production and test.
• Active SECRET security clearance or higher.

Benefits & Perks

• Pay Range: $85,150.00 - $153,925.00
• Competitive Compensation packages reflecting the importance of the work.
• Health and Wellness programs to support your overall well-being.
• Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement benefits.