Senior Mechanical Engineer – Defense Systems & MBSE Lead

Leidos; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a highly motivated Sr Mechanical Engineer to bridge systems architecture, MBSE workflows, and hardware development for missile systems and launch platforms. You will lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with external partners to ensure robust, producible designs.

The role requires extensive experience in mechanical engineering for defense systems, with a focus on high-speed flight and weapon hardware, and a strong capability in MBSE and requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 8+ years with a master’s degree for complex aerospace, missile, or defense systems.
• Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end systems engineering on large or complex projects.
• Experience with missile, high-speed flight, or advanced weapon systems.
• Experience with requirements and configuration management tools (e.g., DOORS). MBSE concepts and tools familiar.

Responsibilities

• Architect, lead, and deliver avionics, weapon interfaces, and LRUs for missile systems and fieldable launch platforms.
• Design for flight structures and mass optimization.
• Design for manufacturability and assembly optimization.
• Design for electronics packaging.
• Develop BOMs and component specs.
• Contribute to all phases of a development cycle.
• Lead multi-disciplinary IPTs for structures.
• Act as primary internal technical authority and coordinate with subcontractors.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to translate DoD standards into hardware requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

MBSE concepts

Systems engineering

Technical writing

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

DOORS

MBSE tools

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a highly motivated Sr Mechanical Engineer to bridge systems architecture, MBSE workflows, and hardware development for missile systems and launch platforms. You will lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with external partners to ensure robust, producible designs.

The role requires extensive experience in mechanical engineering for defense systems, with a focus on high-speed flight and weapon hardware, and a strong capability in MBSE and requirements