Cable Manufacturing Engineer

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Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a Cable Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in the Electronics Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville AL create unique solutions for complex problems. Candidate will develop document and execute manufacturing processes and procedures for electronic and electromechanical products. Candidate will support production of cable assemblies and electromechanical assemblies and systems. Applicant will work with a multi-disciplinary team to develop a wide variety of hardware and work with the latest automated technology used in assembly and test equipment.

Candidate will support tasks such as review and approval of engineering drawings bills of materials customer quality requirements and work instructions; participation in design reviews; and execution of manufacturing activities. Candidate will be required to work closely with the design team to complete all details of the design to prepare the design for release to manufacturing. Candidate will also work closely with our quality team to develop processes that validate customer quality requirements.

The type of cables to be built changes from week to week and are typically cables with Micro-D connectors and circular connectors. This position will work with a team of IPC-620 certified technicians that work on a variety of products to include both military and commercial customers.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate will have a BS and 4 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 6 years of prior relevant experience. Candidate must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills attention to detail and ability to work independently. Ability to multi-task well is also essential.
• Candidate must have experience working with design engineers manufacturing engineers and technicians to develop a build strategy and identify any problems that could occur during assembly.
• Candidates will be required to have knowledge of the tools used for assembly (crimpers strippers insertion) and the proper techniques required to use these tools. Basic experience reading mechanical assembly drawings electrical schematics and other manufacturing documentation will be required.
• Candidate will be required to have the basic computer skills associated with these assembly tasks (such as retrieving the manufacturing documentation from the system updating the system as router steps are completed etc.).
• Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred candidate will possess a BS and 4 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 6 years of prior relevant experience in programs designing and building electronic hardware to government specifications (or similar).
• Experience with software that maintains bills of materials and other engineering design data.
• Experience with electronics used on launch vehicles targets or missile components and with production of cable harnesses electronics and electromechanical assemblies.
• Communicate with customers to provide updates on both schedule and cost
• Ability to provide Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates Basis of Estimate (BOE) documents and other documents used to support proposal efforts will be a plus.
• Experience with Costpoint Material Planning software and/or Windchill product lifecycle management software is a plus.
• Experience in various quality roles is also a plus.
• Experience in using Manufacturing execution systems (MES) is also a plus.
• Electronic component handling requirements and ESD procedures
• Current or prior certification to IPC/WHMA-A-620
• Working knowledge of Cable Eye High Voltage tester and designing test layouts
• Knowledge of assembly and inspection requirements for Micro-D solder cups in cable assemblies.
• Experience with leading executing and implementing automated equipment within a cable manufacturing environment

Were not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. Were looking for people who break limits ask hard questions and dont wait to be told whats next. At Leidos were not following the roadmap were redrawing it.

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