Senior Avionics & Hardware Architect

Leidos Inc; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 131,300 - 237,350; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos Defense is seeking a highly skilled Principal Electrical Engineer to drive architectural design, hardware-software integration, and deployment of next-generation tactical systems for DoD initiatives. You will lead multi-disciplinary IPTs, translate military standards into flight-ready hardware, and oversee complex avionics and LRUs for UAVs and missiles.

The role requires a Top-Secret clearance, 10+ years of hardware architecture experience (or 12+ with a bachelor), and a track record of

Qualifications

• Active Top-Secret Clearance required.
• 10+ years hardware architecture experience in defense electronics, or 12+ years with a bachelor degree.
• Experience designing flight-worthy avionics and electronics assemblies.
• Extensive experience with SoC/FPGA systems, RTOS environments, and high‑frequency interfaces.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-461/704/1472/IPC standards and DoD hardware development lifecycle.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams within an IPT or agile framework.
• U.S. Citizenship is required; willingness to travel 10–20%.

Responsibilities

• Architect, lead, and deliver avionics hardware for missile systems and UAVs.
• Direct IPTs across electronics, cabling, grounding, and bonding.
• Develop hardware requirements from military standards and provide EVM-related artifacts.
• Lead verification, HWIL, and environment testing and ensure launch readiness.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to translate concepts into flight-ready hardware.

Skills

Hardware architecture

RTOS environments

SoC/FPGA systems

IPT Lead

Scrum Master

U.S. Citizenship

Top Secret clearance

Travel 10-20%

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Zynq SoC

Altera FPGA

MicroBlaze

Job description

Leidos Defense is seeking a highly skilled Principal Electrical Engineer to drive architectural design, hardware-software integration, and deployment of next-generation tactical systems for DoD initiatives. You will lead multi-disciplinary IPTs, translate military standards into flight-ready hardware, and oversee complex avionics and LRUs for UAVs and missiles.

The role requires a Top-Secret clearance, 10+ years of hardware architecture experience (or 12+ with a bachelor), and a track record of