Electrical Design & Integration Engineer

About the Role

The Small Airborne Effectors Division within the Leidos Kinetic Effects Business Area is seeking an entry-level Electrical Design and Integration Engineer for its Huntsville, AL campus. This role supports design, integration, and test programs for missile systems and unmanned aircraft.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate, analyze, and integrate hardware, firmware, and software solutions.
• Test and troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and software in lab and field environments.
• Design electrical and/or software architectures and integrated systems for real-time, mission-critical systems.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with project managers, customers, and team members.
• Contribute to system hardware and software architecture decisions.
• Support task execution including electrical system design, avionics design, payload integration, analog/digital/PCB hardware design, hardware-in-the-loop simulation, system debugging, and systems engineering.
• Work independently and collaboratively with multi-disciplined engineering teams.
• Coordinate with purchasing and outside shops to procure hardware.
• Work in a lab environment testing and assembling hardware.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to facilitate product transition.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering Bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited institution.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
• Electrical system design
• Electrical circuit design and simulation
• Hardware and software interface design and integration
• Software development
• Troubleshooting/debugging hardware/software in a lab and/or field environment.
• Experience with constructive collaboration within and among multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Understanding of PC board layout design.
• Experience with:
• Parts selection
• Electrical schematic capture
• Wiring harness design
• SMT manufacturing
• Experience with sensor instrumentation (e.g., acceleration, velocity, position, pressure).
• Experience with development and testing of flight hardware.
• Experience with radio communication links and GPS/INS systems.
• Experience with rapid prototyping, integration, and test.
• Experience with requirements-based design and test planning.
• Experience with technical leadership.