Electrical Engineer Production Liaison - Hypersonics

Leidos Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 87,100 - 157,450; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer Production Liaison to support the CHGB program in Huntsville, AL. You will coordinate with engineering to ensure producible designs, troubleshoot issues on the floor, and assess the impact of changes on schedules and costs, while interfacing across engineering, QA, and manufacturing teams.

Ideal candidates bring a BS in Electrical Engineering (ABET) or MS with a few years of relevant experience, plus hands-on lab skills with

Qualifications

• ABET accredited electrical engineering degree required or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on lab experience with instrumentation and test methods.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with test, quality, and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with Engineering to ensure producible and manufacturable designs.
• Resolves technical issues during assembly, integration, or test promptly.
• Evaluates how engineering changes affect schedules, tooling, and costs.
• Conducts non-conformance investigations and documents MRB dispositions.
• Interfaces with engineering, QA, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to align efforts.
• Drives continuous improvements in DFM, production yield, and throughput.

Skills

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Instrumentation experience

System-level integration

Documentation

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering (ABET accredited)

MS in Electrical Engineering

8+ years of experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Network Analyzers

Spectrum Analyzer

Power Meter

National Instruments Software

Job description

Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a talented Electrical Engineer Production Liason for its Hypersonics line of business. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body program (CHGB). The CHGB is the Army's #1 priority for strategic weapons capability for long-range precision fires and will counter and gain a lead on our adversaries' technological advances in this field, come join us in this exciting, cutting-edge field.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Systems Sector

provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinates with the Engineering Team to ensure designs are producible, manufacturable, and aligned with manufacturing facility capabilities and constraints
• Resolves technical issues arising during assembly, integration, or test in a timely manner
• Evaluates how engineering changes affect manufacturing schedules, tooling, processes, and costs
• Troubleshoots floor build issues, recommends rework solutions, and escalates critical problems
• Conducts non-conformance investigations
• Prepares/co-authors engineering documentation (MRB dispositions, rework instructions, redline drawings)
• Interfaces with engineering, QA, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure alignment
• Identifies and drives continuous improvements in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), production yield, and operational throughput

Basic Qualifications

• A BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution
• 4+ yearsof relevant experience (or 8+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree) or a MS in Electrical Engineering and 2+ years of relevant experience
• Provide rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration
• Must have hands‑on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods including the use of Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzer, Power Meter, etc.
• Knowledge of test procedure development
• Experience processing post test data
• Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with test, quality, and manufacturing engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Experience with manufacturing and production of avionics components
• Knowledge of test development to support troubleshooting hardware failures
• Knowledge of National Instruments Software
• Experience in a MIL-STD-810 Test Environment
• Experience supporting DoD programs related to missile systems, reentry vehicles, or hypersonic technologies
• Prior work in assembly, integration, or testing of missile systems.
• Experience supporting rapid development, prototyping, or fast‑paced engineering programs.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: July 30, 2026

For U.S. Positions: 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.