Electrical Hardware Design Engineer – Power & Avionics

Leidos; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Electrical Systems Department in Huntsville, AL is seeking experienced Electrical Hardware Design Engineers to join a multidisciplinary team that designs power electronics and safety-critical circuits for missiles, avionics, and space systems. You will work through hardware life cycle from concept to qualification and post-delivery support.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, project managers, technicians, and customers, with hands-on design, testing, and

Responsibilities

• Design and develop power electronics circuits for missiles/avionics.
• Design safety-critical electronics including firing sets and safety circuits.
• Create CDU and safety circuits for initiators using ECAD.
• Perform analog circuit design with high reliability focus.
• Ensure grounding, isolation, shielding and EMI/EMC performance.
• Develop cable and harness designs with grounding and signal integrity.
• Collaborate on power system co-design with processors and FPGAs.
• Support environmental qualification testing (thermal, vibration, etc.).
• Design and implement board/system test setups.
• Troubleshoot and validate with lab equipment.
• Work effectively in fast-paced multidisciplinary environment.

Skills

Power electronics

Analog circuit design

High-reliability design

FPGA/embedded interfaces

Tools

Mentor Graphics DX Designer

Expedition

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Function generators

Job description

Leidos Defense Electrical Systems Department in Huntsville, AL is seeking experienced Electrical Hardware Design Engineers to join a multidisciplinary team that designs power electronics and safety-critical circuits for missiles, avionics, and space systems. You will work through hardware life cycle from concept to qualification and post-delivery support.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, project managers, technicians, and customers, with hands-on design, testing, and