Chief Engineer
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Job Location:
Huntsville, AL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 154050 - 278475
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Looking for an opportunity to make an impact
At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business.
Your greatest work is ahead!
Leidos Defense Systems Persistent Surveillance Portfolio is seeking a highly experienced Chief Engineer to lead the technical execution of a large multi-phase U.S. Air Force radar program with concurrent development test production and sustainment activities.
As Chief Engineer you will serve as the technical authority across multiple product lines and configurations ensuring design integrity technical performance and disciplined engineering execution. This role requires a systems-minded leader who can balance near-term production needs with long-term technology advancement.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive keep reading!
About Leidos Defense Systems Sector
Leidos Defense Systems Sector offers a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Our defense solutions include enterprise and mission IT large-scale intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team solves the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead overall technical execution system performance and compliance with requirements across multiple product lifecycle stages.
- Provide technical direction and oversight to subsystem leads Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and specialty engineering disciplines to ensure design maturity integration and risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with the Chief Scientist to identify evaluate and mature emerging technologies for integration into production baselines.
- Ensure technical baselines are well-defined configuration-controlled and traceable throughout design testing and production.
- Lead technical readiness assessments design reviews and engineering change processes to maintain alignment with program goals and customer expectations.
- Partner with Program Management Operations and Supply Chain teams to meet cost schedule and manufacturability targets.
- Support trade studies performance analyses and design updates to improve capability reliability and lifecycle supportability.
- Communicate technical progress challenges and opportunities to senior leadership and government stakeholders.
- Mentor and develop engineering staff fostering a culture of innovation rigor and collaboration.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in electrical Mechanical Systems or related Engineering field plus 15-20 years of progressive engineering experience including 5 years in a lead or chief engineer role on large DoD or aerospace programs.
- OR Masters degree in electrical Mechanical Systems or related Engineering field plus 13-16 years of progressive engineering experience including 5 years in a lead or chief engineer role on large DoD or aerospace programs.
- Proven success leading complex multidisciplinary engineering teams through concurrent development integration testing and production.
- Ability to balance long-term R&D investment with production program requirements.
- Strong system-level engineering expertise including requirements management integration and verification.
- Excellent technical judgment with the ability to communicate complex issues to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with formal design review processes (PDR/CDR) configuration management and risk management.
- Active DoD Secret clearance.
- Candidate must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville North Alabama AL area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Electrical Mechanical Systems or related Engineering field.
- Experience with radar EO/IR or advanced sensing technologies.
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) digital engineering tools and design-to-manufacture workflows.
- Demonstrated success transitioning technology from prototype to production systems.
- Experience working within or leading cross-company or joint-service development efforts.
Ready to make an impact
Join us in solving critical national defense challenges. Share your resume with us today!
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
October 29 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 $154050.00 - $278475.00The 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.
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About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
