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Electrical Engineering Branch Manager

Leidos, Huntsville, AL, United States


Electrical Engineering Branch Manager – Hypersonics Division – Leidos

Leidos Kinetic Effects Business Area, Hypersonics Division is seeking a qualified Electrical Engineering Branch Manager for its Hypersonics Engineering and Integration Department. The position will manage a team of engineers that provide requirements definition, analysis, design, assembly, and test of flight grade electrical and avionic products. The position will be approximately 70% technical and 30% managerial.

Primary Responsibilities
The successful candidate will serve as the Electrical Engineering Branch Manager that will oversee and lead a team of engineers in the electrical design of hardware and software for weapon system development. Specific duties may encompass analog/digital circuit design, parts design, materials evaluation, requirements specification and source selection of missile components, working with software running on a real-time operating system, and supporting design for hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) equipment. Areas of responsibilities will include overseeing the documentation of electrical designs. The candidate will provide personnel to assist in preparation of RFP for component manufacturing, including parts management, quality, test requirements and documentation. The candidate will provide personnel to assist supplier surveillance during installation and inspection as well as review technical drawings and update/correct as needed.

Basic Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field from an ABET accredited school is required. Candidate should have 12 years of relevant experience.

Experience in requirements definition, design, development and test of electrical systems relative to weapon systems

Missile Systems experience with one of more of the following areas:

digital and analog circuit design

inertial instruments

GPS

Telemetry

flight termination

electronics integration, test and troubleshooting; required Circuit design experience – analog, digital, power

Experience managing a team is required

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

Candidate must have Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience and demonstrated skill in any of the following areas is also a plus:

Project or people management

Proposal writing or business development

Project estimating

Understanding of Systems Engineering processes

Test planning

CONOP development for assembly, integration and testing of hardware

Experience in management of design teams to include developing integrated master schedules, and planning required to execute small to large sized programs

Software skills – C, MATLAB, Simulink

Knowledge of Real-time Operating System

Hardware-in-the-Loop

Organizational skills to document designs, assist with Technical Data Packages (TDP) and support production and test of systems

Must have experience supporting business development through marketing and generating proposals

Technical leadership of weapon system and architecture development tasks

Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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