Leidos Holding
Deputy Chief Engineer - Mechanical
Leidos Holding, Huntsville, AL
Description
Leidos Hypersonics Division is seeking a qualified Deputy Chief Engineer - Mechanical to support the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) Flight Test Program. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is involved in multiple contracts to provide hardware and systems for high energy weapons, launchers, hypersonics, and target surrogates for several DoD customers.
Primary Responsibilities
The focus of the MACH-TB Program is to develop rapid-cadence, affordable flight-testing capabilities to quickly advance the Technology Readiness Level of our nation's hypersonic technologies. To that end, the Deputy Chief Engineer - Mechanical will support the Chief Engineer for several aspects of the engineering and flawless program execution to include:
Basic Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field from an ABET accredited school is required. Candidate should have 12 years of relevant experience.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience and demonstrated skill in any of the following areas is also a plus:
The ideal candidate would have experience in weapons and/or missile system electronics/avionics/environmental testing.
Original Posting Date: 2024-07-25While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity 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.
Leidos Hypersonics Division is seeking a qualified Deputy Chief Engineer - Mechanical to support the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) Flight Test Program. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is involved in multiple contracts to provide hardware and systems for high energy weapons, launchers, hypersonics, and target surrogates for several DoD customers.
Primary Responsibilities
The focus of the MACH-TB Program is to develop rapid-cadence, affordable flight-testing capabilities to quickly advance the Technology Readiness Level of our nation's hypersonic technologies. To that end, the Deputy Chief Engineer - Mechanical will support the Chief Engineer for several aspects of the engineering and flawless program execution to include:
- Ensure proper engineering discipline, rigor, review, reporting, and focus in our solutions and planning,
- Hardware engineering,
- Mechanical Engineering to support production and manufacturing,
- Mechanical Engineering to support logistics, maintenance, and sustainment (LMS),
- Mechanical Engineering resource and talent planning, and
- Supporting our Customers with engineering solutions and processes that reduce cost and risk, and that enable agility, speed, and security
- Development and mentoring of engineering staff to include providing career guidance and professional growth opportunities for high potential employees
Basic Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical 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 hardware systems
- Experience in management of hardware design teams to include developing integrated master schedules, and planning required to execute small to large sized programs
- A background in DoD programs is required
- Candidates must have good organizational skills and attention to detail, and work well in a team environment
- Experience with Creo Elements/Pro (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)
- Knowledge of missile mechanical structural systems including cast, forged and
machined parts - Experience with environmental testing of missile components and related test equipment
- Experience with compatible materials, fasteners, coatings, processes and assembly methods
- Knowledge of ASME drawing standards
- Organizational skills to document designs
- Knowledge of Technical Data Packages (TDP) development
- Experience managing a team of engineers
- Must have experience supporting business development through marketing and generating proposals
- Technical leadership of weapon system and architecture development tasks
- Must have a DOD Secret clearance and be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
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
The ideal candidate would have experience in weapons and/or missile system electronics/avionics/environmental testing.
Original Posting Date: 2024-07-25While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity 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.