Senior Avionics Systems Architect for Defense

Leidos; 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

Job summary

Leidos Defense is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to drive architectural design, hardware-software integration, and deployment of next-generation tactical systems for DoD initiatives. You will guide IPTs, translate military standards into hardware requirements, and oversee HWIL and test planning.

You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee high-speed interfaces and power networks, and contribute to mission-critical avionics programs across land, sea, and air domains.

Qualifications

• Active Top-Secret Clearance.
• 10+ years hardware architecture experience with a Master’s degree or 12+ years with a Bachelor's.
• Proven hardware architect/lead for flight-worthy avionics and PCBAs.
• Extensive experience with SoC/FPGA systems, RTOS environments, and high-frequency interfaces.
• Experience with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-1472, IPC standards.
• Led multi-disciplinary teams as IPT Lead, product owner, or scrum master in Agile.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to travel 10–20%.

Responsibilities

• Architect, lead, and deliver avionics and LRUs for missiles, UAVs, and launch platforms.
• Support complex system co-designs using high-performance SoCs/FPGA and network architectures.
• Oversee power distribution networks, multi-rail regulation, PCBA layouts, and high-speed interfaces.
• Direct IPTs for electronics, cabling, grounding, and bonding; host weekly technical reviews with subcontractors.
• Translate military standards into hardware requirements; provide schedules and EVM inputs.
• Act as test conductor or lead verification engineer for system-level test plans and HWIL integration.

Skills

Top-Secret Clearance

Hardware architecture

IPT leadership

Flight-worthy electronics

RTOS

SoC/FPGA

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx/AMD Zynq SoCs

Altera FPGAs

CAMEO/MagicDraw

IBM DOORS

Job description

Leidos Defense is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to drive architectural design, hardware-software integration, and deployment of next-generation tactical systems for DoD initiatives. You will guide IPTs, translate military standards into hardware requirements, and oversee HWIL and test planning.

You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee high-speed interfaces and power networks, and contribute to mission-critical avionics programs across land, sea, and air domains.