Senior Avionics & FPGA Architect

Leidos Inc; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 154,050 - 278,475; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Albuquerque Hypersonics is seeking a Sr Electrical Engineer to lead the design and integration of avionics, electronics, and LRUs for missile systems and UAVs. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-assurance hardware in a demanding defense environment.

The role requires advanced hardware architecture expertise, DoD standards knowledge, Top-Secret clearance, and willingness to travel. Location is Albuquerque, NM with relocation as needed.

Qualifications

• Active Top-Secret Clearance.
• 15+ years of hardware architecture experience (or 17+ years with a bachelor’s degree).
• Experience as a hardware architect or technical lead for flight-worthy electronics, avionics assemblies, and PCBA design.
• Extensive hands-on with SoC/FPGA, RTOS, and high-speed digital/analog interfaces.
• Familiar with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-1472, IPC-D-620 Class 3, IPC-D-630.
• Leadership experience as IPT Lead, product owner, or scrum master in an agile environment.
• U.S. Citizenship required; candidate must have an active Top-Secret clearance.
• Willingness to travel 10-20%.
• Residence in or relocation to Albuquerque, NM area.

Responsibilities

• Architect, lead, and deliver avionics, electrical weapon interfaces, and LRUs for missiles, UAVs, and launch platforms.
• Support system co-designs using Xilinx/AMD Zynq SoCs, Altera FPGAs, MicroBlaze, and complex network architectures.
• Oversee multi-layer PDN, low-noise regulation, rigid-flex PCBA layouts, and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, RF modems).
• Lead multi-disciplinary IPTs for electronics, cabling, grounding, and bonding; host weekly tech interchange with subcontractors.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to translate DoD standards into hardware requirements; provide schedule estimates for EVMS and proposals.
• Serve as certified test conductor or lead verification engineer; establish test plans, HWIL integration, and launch readiness.

Skills

Top-Secret clearance

Hardware architecture experience

Agile / IPT leadership

RTOS environments

SoC/FPGA systems

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Zynq SoC

Altera FPGA

MicroBlaze

IPC-D-620 Class 3

Job description

Leidos Albuquerque Hypersonics is seeking a Sr Electrical Engineer to lead the design and integration of avionics, electronics, and LRUs for missile systems and UAVs. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-assurance hardware in a demanding defense environment.

The role requires advanced hardware architecture expertise, DoD standards knowledge, Top-Secret clearance, and willingness to travel. Location is Albuquerque, NM with relocation as needed.