Senior Electrical Test Engineer: RF/SDR Systems

Leidos; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Saint Petersburg, FL, is seeking a Principal Electrical Test Engineer to support development, integration, verification, qualification, and production of advanced defense electronic systems for DoD and national security customers.

The role leads electrical integration activities from prototype through qualification and production, interfacing with systems engineering, hardware, software, manufacturing, and government customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience or 6–10 years with a Master's degree.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance (active clearance preferred).
• Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics, RF design, embedded hardware, power distribution, electrical system integration, high-speed digital interfaces.
• Experience developing electrical verification and qualification procedures.
• Experience troubleshooting complex military electronic systems.
• Experience using automated test equipment and laboratory instrumentation.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, PCB layouts, and ICDs.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute electrical integration, verification, validation, qualification, and production test plans and procedures.
• Design, develop, and fabricate electrical and mechanical test fixtures, interface adapters, harnesses, and breakout boxes to support engineering development, subsystem integration, environmental qualification, and production testing.
• Design and implement electrical test architectures for complex defense electronic systems.
• Develop automated test solutions using LabVIEW, TestStand, MATLAB, Python, or equivalent tools.
• Integrate and troubleshoot electrical hardware at the board, subsystem, LRU, and system levels.
• Perform verification testing using laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, signal generators, power supplies, and electronic loads.
• Support system integration activities for military communication systems, RF subsystems, embedded processors, and digital electronics.
• Analyze electrical performance, identify root cause of failures, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support environmental qualification testing in accordance with military standards.
• Perform EMI/EMC pre-compliance and qualification testing.
• Interface with U.S. Government customers, prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians while providing technical leadership during integration and test activities.
• Prepare technical documentation for customer design reviews and qualification programs.
• Support FAT, SAT, and customer witness testing.
• Interface with HIL and system integration laboratories.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Ability to obtain Secret Clearance

Strong writing & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Tools

Automated test equipment

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Vector Network Analyzers

Job description

Leidos in Saint Petersburg, FL, is seeking a Principal Electrical Test Engineer to support development, integration, verification, qualification, and production of advanced defense electronic systems for DoD and national security customers.

The role leads electrical integration activities from prototype through qualification and production, interfacing with systems engineering, hardware, software, manufacturing, and government customers.