Radar System & Infrastructure Design Team Lead Electrical Engineer

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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 Ground Based Radar Digitization (GBRD) program is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead the team responsible for the radar system and infrastructure that ingests computes manages and distributes radar data. This role will guide the development and integration of the computing networking timing operator interface and command-center capabilities required to support reliable and synchronized radar operations.

This role requires a seasoned technical contributor proficient in applying technical principles theories and concepts in electrical engineering and analysis. You will be responsible for developing solutions to technical problems and issues that may be difficult or unclear while collaborating with other members of the design teams.

You will primarily accomplish work through leading your team of design engineers. You will be responsible for meeting product technical requirements within schedule and budget. The Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead is responsible for planning executing and delivering assigned work scope while leading a cross-functional team to achieve program cost schedule and technical objectives. This position serves as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) responsible for developing and maintaining the Control Account Plan (CAP) forecasting Estimate at Completion (EAC) managing earned value performance identifying risks and opportunities and ensuring execution within the approved budget and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).

This is not your average engineering position. You will work on a team of the most talented engineers in the region who push you to be better every day. This is a fast-paced program with unique technical challenges that will be a rewarding milestone in any engineering career. If you are up for the challenge of joining this team then apply today to be considered.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Radar Back-End team responsible for radar data-processing infrastructure.

• Oversee the design development integration and delivery of:

  • Compute and data-center assets

  • Server racks and network equipment

  • Operator workstations and operator-center capabilities

  • Master clocks and system timing infrastructure

  • Beam formers and related radar-processing components

  • Command-center designs and technical architectures

• Support and perform technical trade studies

• Apply sound engineering practices to mature designs that meet system requirements

• Support technical peer table-top and internal/external design reviews

• Create and maintain Technical Data Package (TDP) artifacts including models drawings bills of materials (BOMs) and specifications

• Serve as the Cost Account Manager (CAM) with responsibility for planning managing and executing the Control Account Budget (CAB) in accordance with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) requirements.

• Develop maintain and execute Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) activities to ensure alignment with program milestones and contractual deliverables.

• Plan prioritize and assign work to cross-functional engineering and support personnel to meet program objectives.

• Monitor cost schedule and technical performance through Earned Value metrics Estimate at Completion (EAC) Estimate to Complete (ETC) and variance analysis.

• Identify execution risks and opportunities develop mitigation plans and drive corrective actions to maintain program commitments.

• Lead program execution reviews and provide accurate status financial forecasts and performance metrics to program leadership and customers.

• Manage engineering change implementation scope growth and baseline changes while maintaining configuration and technical baseline integrity.

• Coordinate with Systems Engineering Manufacturing Supply Chain Quality Test and Program Management to ensure integrated planning and execution.

• Support proposal development Basis of Estimate (BOE) creation resource planning and staffing forecasts for new business and program growth.

• Ensure technical deliverables meet customer requirements quality standards and program objectives throughout the product lifecycle.

• Foster collaboration accountability and continuous improvement across the IPT while mentoring engineers and developing future technical leaders.

• Support customer meetings design reviews program management reviews (PMRs) Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) and other technical and business reviews.

• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements company policies EVMS processes and applicable engineering and program management standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant technical field from an ABET-accredited university.

• BS with12 years of progressive engineering experience or MS with 10 years experience.

• At least 5 years supporting or leading multidisciplinary teams.

• Experience supporting large DoD or aerospace programs.

• Demonstrated success working on complex multi-disciplinary teams through development integration test and production.

• Experience with radar systems mission systems command-and-control systems or other complex data-processing environments.

• Knowledge of compute infrastructure server systems networking data centers or distributed processing architectures.

• Experience with systems integration technical coordination and lifecycle management.

• Strong technical judgment and communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience with design reviews (PDR/CDR) configuration management and risk management.

• Basic understanding of radar systems and signal processing.

• Active DoD secret security clearance (or eligibility to obtain and maintain).

• Resident of Huntsville AL or willing to relocate to the Huntsville AL area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with radar EO/IR or advanced sensing technologies.

• Experience with radar systems mission systems command-and-control systems or other complex data-processing environments.

• Knowledge of compute infrastructure server systems networking data centers or distributed processing architectures.

• Experience with systems integration technical coordination and lifecycle management.

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