Electrical Engineer

The Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) operation at Leidos currently has an opening for an Electrical Engineer to work for the Ports and Borders (P&B) business unit in our Vista CA facility. The P&B business unit at Leidos designs and manufactures highly complex security equipment for use at border crossings airports seaports and other transportation mechanisms. Our products include radiation detectors and spectrometers and Xray scanners for cars trucks and trains.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work as part of a cross-functional engineering team with Scientists Mechanical and Software Engineers and Test Engineers to develop next-generation X-ray based security equipment.

• Design electrical circuits and systems to support development of X-ray equipment including data acquisition systems X-ray source controls power supplies and distribution networks and integration of COTS devices.

• Perform sustaining engineering of existing products including obsolescence issues and feature changes/updates.

• Design printed circuits and direct PCB layout fabrication and assembly.

• Produce Engineering documentation such as design specifications interface control documents schematics wiring diagrams and bills of material.

• Troubleshoot existing and new designs down to the component level performing root cause analysis.

• Typically we have no more than 2-3 Electrical Engineers working on any single project and for smaller projects the Engineer will work on their own to develop solutions present concepts and designs in a review and complete the implementation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Electrical Engineering or similar with at least 5 years of professional experience.

• Able to see a design through from R&D to production including writing specifications (system subsystem ICDs etc) developing design documentation building prototypes designing test fixtures designing for production and troubleshooting problems.

• Proficient in electrical machinery design and integration

• Proficient in digital and/or analog circuit design.

• Familiar with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Orcad PADS Altium).

• Familiar with PCB design and fabrication processes.

• Knowledge of programming languages such as C VHDL IEC61131.

• Experience with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes DMMs function generators bench supplies.

• Familiar with a product development process including design specifications design reviews Engineering drawings and documentation formats and ECR processes.

• Comfortable working with and around Xray radiation producing machines radioactive materials high voltage heavy machinery electric and hydraulic power systems.

• Able to effectively work with a cross-functional team of scientists engineers and technicians as well as handle a wide range of multidisciplinary tasks.

• Must be able to work safely and follow safety precautions in industrial environments (temperature humidity noise confined spaces etc.) and around industrial equipment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of radiation detection technologies and data acquisition systems.

• Knowledge of Xray producing machinery.

• Experience developing system architectures and designs for complex systems.

As a member of the Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) team you will be joining a diverse and dedicated group who are excited about producing industry leading screening technology. Our team produces a comprehensive suite of fully automated and integrated products for aviation shipping ports border crossings and critical infrastructure customers. These systems provide threat detection by screening baggage cargo and people at checkpoints around the world.

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