Section Manager High Speed Digital Design Analysis

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Leidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense 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 is solving the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions.

Leidos Defense is seeking a talentedSection Manager High Speed Digital Design and Analysis to join our team to create unique solutions for complex problems. The Electrical Systems Department is a design-focused group of engineers specializing in advanced hardware-based solutions. The individual selected for this position will be a working manager responsible for supervising a team of Electrical Design Engineers while also contributing to programs for internal and external customers. As a manager the individual will develop and grow their team to support organizational objectives with an emphasis on scaling and quality improvement. As a technical contributor and leader the individual will support a variety of programs to develop electronic assemblies integrated into a diverse range of aerospace and military systems including manned/unmanned ground/air vehicles missiles defensive radars and space systems. The individual will be expected to manage their time and priorities effectively to ensure both project and organizational success.

The individual must be a self-starter with strong technical skills and a proven history of technical leadership. The individual must also have excellent communication skills and a desire to build and develop a team to tackle challenging technical problems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical oversightandmentorship to develop team members

• Develop strong working relationships with team members to meet productivity and retention goals

• Conduct regular staff meetings and one-on-ones with team members

• Scale the team byidentifying hiring needs writing job postings coordinating screening of applicants interviewing on-site and making hiring recommendations

• Architect design develop and test complex PCB designs utilizing embedded microprocessors microcontrollers FPGAs or SoCsto meet system requirements

• Propose and implement ideas to improve organizational quality agility and capability

• Support organizational business development goals and initiatives by providing technical input to proposals

• Perform necessary reporting approvals and other administrative tasks

• Provide technical input to program leadership during the planning and execution of engineering projects

• Perform hardware system development from developing/deriving requirements to employing appropriate techniques for design fabrication integration and test

• Work split between management tasks and technical tasks is expected to be 25% management 75% technical

• The ideal candidate will thrive in a learning environment that encourages leadership and technical growth

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or related technical field and 8 years of prior relevant experience.

• Candidate must have 2 yearsofdemonstratedexperienceleading small to mid-sized technical teams.

• Candidate must have 5years of experience in high-speeddigital PCB design and troubleshooting including embedded processor microcontroller or FPGA-based designs.

• Candidate must have experience with high-speed design analysis tools such as HyperLynx.

• Candidate must have experience with multiple high-speed serial communication standards and memory interfaces (e.g. GigE 10 GigE Aurora DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 JESD204B PCIe SATA).

• Candidate must have experience with technical problem solving and root cause analysis.

• Candidate must demonstrate an ability to decompose system-level considerations (i.e. requirements) to lower design levels.

• Position requires the candidate to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.

• Candidate must have the ability to interpret schematics wiring diagrams and system block diagrams.

• Candidate must haveproven understanding of fundamental circuits and circuit components.

• Candidate must have hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation test equipment and debug/test methods.

• Candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently.

• Candidate must have strong verbal and written technical communication skills.

• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama AL area.

• Candidate must be a US Citizen and meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference shown to a candidate who possesses a masters degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.

• Preference shown to candidates who have experience and/or working knowledge of:

  • Personnel management including hiring employee development and staffing coordination

  • Evaluating and implementing processes improvement initiatives

  • Project management including cost and schedule oversight

  • Business development activities including developing briefings white papers and proposals

  • Electrical design for military hardware or aerospace system

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The 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.