Job Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact The Defense Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Portfolio Chief Engineer . The Chief Engineer will provide both tactical and strategic technical leadership for the Test Instrumentation & Lethal Mechanisms (TI&LM) Portfolio. This position will be based onsite at Leidos in Huntsville AL.

The TI&LM portfolio specializes in the design development production and test of various electronic fuzing telemetry and flight data acquisition products for DoD and Aerospace customers. This is a full-time fast-paced high-visibility position that will report to the TI&LM Portfolio Manager and have supervisory responsibility.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide technical ownership and oversight of all current and future products within the TI&LM portfolio
• Drive application of engineering principles to business practice
• Organize and direct engineering staff to meet objectives for design new product development and improvement of existing designs
• Oversee design concepts and fundamental technology used for new products/designs/technology or improvement of existing ones
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) design for testability (DFT) and design for assembly (DFA) improvements to support high-rate production
• Formulate aspects of engineering design proposal resource requirements; support proposal development and reviews
• Plan and develop engineering requirements to develop new markets

Additional responsibilities include:

• Regular interfacing and alignment with both internal and external customers including government and industry partners
• Communication and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders including Program Management Manufacturing Quality and Business Development
• Identify mitigate and manage technical risks and issues. Identify and capture technical opportunities.

Basic Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance
• Typically requires a BA/BS or equivalent experience and 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience. Generally has 4 years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
• Knowledge and experience with Avionics products and systems; fuzing and ordnance systems is a plus
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and build relationships across all levels
• Strong business acumen and interpersonal skills. Requires ability to communicate with both internal and external executive-level leadership
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fuzing subject matter expertise
• Familiarity or prior experience with product qualification process (MIL-STD-1316F and JOTP-51 thru -53 and -62)

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While 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:

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.

Required Experience:

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