Sr Electrical Engineer

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The Defense sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Sr Electrical Engineer to work in our Leidos Albuquerque Hypersonics office.

Primary Responsibilities

• Architect lead and deliver state-of-the-art avionics electrical weapon interfaces and custom/COTS Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) for missile systems Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and fieldable launch platforms.
• Support complex system co-designs utilizing high-performance Xilinx/AMD Zynq SoCs Altera FPGAs soft-core processors (MicroBlaze) and complex network architectures (bare-metal RTOS-based UDP/IP stacks and Weapon Open System Architecture/WOSA messaging frameworks).
• Oversee complex Multi-Layer Power Distribution Network (PDN) definitions multi-rail low-noise regulation circuits rigid-flex PCBA layouts and high-speed digital interfaces (PCIe multi-Gbps transceivers ADCs/DACs and RF modems).
• Direct multi-disciplinary Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) for electronics cabling grounding and bonding. Act as the primary internal technical authority hosting weekly technical interchange meetings with external subcontractors to maintain design consistency.
• Partner with systems engineering teams to translate military standards into rigorous hardware requirements. support Control Account Managers (CAMs) by providing precise technical write-ups work breakdowns and schedule estimates for Earned Value Management (EVM) CapEx initiatives and major competitive proposals.
• Act as a certified test conductor or lead verification engineer to establish comprehensive system-level test plans environmental stress screening HWIL integration and launch-readiness countdown actions.

Basic Qualifications

• Active Top-Secret Clearance
• Masters degree in electrical engineering or related STEM discipline with 15 years of hardware architecture experience; OR a bachelors degree in electrical engineering or similar with 17 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Proven background as a hardware architect or technical lead creating flight-worthy electronics avionics assemblies and custom PCBAs.
• Extensive experience with SoC/FPGA systems RTOS environments and high-frequency digital/analog hardware interfaces.
• Comprehensive working knowledge and implementation history with defense standards including MIL-STD-461 (EMI/EMC) MIL-STD-704 (Aircraft Power) MIL-STD-1472 (Human Factors) IPC-D-620 Class 3 (Cabling/Harnessing) and IPC-D-630.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams acting as an IPT Lead product owner or scrum master within an agile framework.
• U.S. Citizenship is strictly required. Candidate must possess an active TopSecret security clearance
• Ability to travel 1020%
• Candidate must be a resident of or be willing to relocate to the Albuquerque NM area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience designing electronics specialized for extreme environments (e.g. high-shock rocket deployments >10kG thermal battery integrations and un-potted chassis designs).
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies SysML concepts or requirements tools such as Cameo/MagicDraw and IBM DOORS.
• Hands-on experience implementing open system architectures such as Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA) or Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) messaging standards.
• Experience with advanced RF simulation tools anechoic chamber testing and Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for space-constrained power subsystems (such as CubeSats).

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