Manufacturing Test Engineer
Manufacturing Test Engineer
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Job Description
Space Systems Group at Leidos currently has an opening for a Manufacturing Test Lead to work in our Decatur AL Hardware Integration Facility. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense space cyber and commercial fields Leidos provides responsive cost-effective engineering scientific and IT solutions.
Primary Responsibilities
This position will be responsible for leading assembly integration and test activities for space structures systems and hardware. The candidate is required to perform planning estimation scheduling and resource management. They will perform trade studies lead tooling and ground support equipment development lead logistic and transportation planning create test plans and procedures support engineering review boards and interface with customers routinely. The candidate will manage manufacturing engineering fabrication and assembly personnel; provide root cause determination and corrective actions; and work to provide defect free hardware while minimizing life cycle product cost.
They will create test plans procedures and support engineering review boards. The candidate will work in an office and cleanroom environment.
Basic Qualifications
- Requires Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or closely related field.
- Candidate must have a minimum of 12 years of related experience in the aerospace or spaceflight industry.
- Extensive understanding of NASA hardware development qualification and assembly processes
- Understanding of lean manufacturing and its application to low volume production program
- Candidate must have demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project.
- Candidate must have demonstrated experience work with and reporting EVM.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work well with cross-functional teams design engineers analysts manufacturing project management and customer representatives
- Experience with honeycomb core CFRP composite
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills and ability to work with multiple interfaces
- Experience with NASA programs and flight readiness/acceptance processes or equivalent space flight system development
- Experience in launch vehicle hardware and physical integration
- Experience with NASA flight readiness review and approval processes
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
Were the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We dont wear capes (theyre a safety hazard) but we do solve high-stakes problems with code caffeine and a healthy disregard for how its always been done.
Original Posting:
July 28 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $112450.00 - $203275.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
