Electrical Engineer

Leidos is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join a team that’s executing multiple contracts and research activities to develop and field maritime sensors, payloads, and supporting infrastructure for next generation unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) systems. The qualified candidate will work with an intra-disciplinary team to define, design, integrate, test, and operate electrical components, electro-mechanical assemblies, and subsea systems used in maritime applications.

Key aspects of the senior Electrical Engineer position offer the applicant the opportunity to:

•           Design, analyze, and document electrical power components and systems.

•           Follow developed product designs through, build, test, and installation.

•           Integrate design and process improvements to new and existing systems.

•           Present design solutions to program leadership and external customers.

Primary Responsibilities.

• Analyze, simulate, design, layout and test electronics boards for digital and analog circuitry in systems requiring custom signal processing, amplification, power management and conversion.
• Evaluate, select, specify, design, modify, test, and/or integrate sensors, cables, connectors, power subsystems (including batteries).
• Generate and maintain engineering drawings in support of manufacturing, review and create engineering change orders (ECOs), as required per ISO9001:2008 policies.
• Develop project test plans and test procedures, provide test planning support, and assist in the execution of both lab testing and at-sea testing.
• Conduct experimental tests on equipment, evaluate results, and develop specifications for deliverable systems.
• Develop and execute test software and scripts on Linux/Windows environments.
• Some travel and work at remote sites for limited time periods may be required.

Basic Qualifications.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar field with 2-5 years of relevant experience in electrical/electronic hardware design, integration and system level test and commensurate with primary responsibilities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Strong familiarity with Altium Designer or similar circuit design tools.
• Experience in Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) design including analog, digital, mixed signal, or Radio Frequency (RF) designs.
• Working knowledge of MATLAB, VISIO, and LTSpice software packages.
• Experienced in operation of electronic test equipment including oscilloscopes, multi-meters, power supplies, function generators, insulation resistance testers, etc.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work without close supervision
• Competent in use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Microsoft Project
• Experienced with programming languages for scripting such as C++, C#, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications.

Active Secret Clearance or above Previous experience with hardware development in the maritime environment including Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and associated electronics/hardware. Previous Experience with optics, optical telemetry and electro-optic components. Familiarity with agency testing standards including Military Standards (MIL-STDs), Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL), and IEEE standards. Previous background in cross-discipline systems engineering practices including requirements development/maintenance, architecture, hardware/software design, integration, and verification Previous experience with hardware development in the maritime environment including Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and associated electronics/hardware.

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.