Mechanical Engineer

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a talented Mid‑Level Mechanical Engineer for its Hypersonics line of business. 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. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body program (CHGB). The CHGB is the Army's #1 priority for strategic weapons capability for long‑range precision fires and will counter and gain a lead on our adversaries' technological advances in this field, come join us in this exciting, cutting‑edge field.

Leidos Defense Systems 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 world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions.

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• Provide technical leadership for delivering, maintaining, and improving ground support equipment, tooling, and assembly fixtures.
• Design and create drawings for production tooling and supporting equipment.
• Revise current designs or create new designs to facilitate process improvements.
• Interface with operations team to understand roadblocks impeding production flow.
• Create bills of materials and work with procurement to order hardware for ground support equipment.
• Disposition non‑conformances of ground support equipment.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to ensure work instructions accurately depict processes for utilizing ground support equipment.
• Play a key role in engineering efforts to map the process flow and optimize manufacturing steps.
• Present improvement opportunities to the Risk and Opportunity (RIO) Board.

• Bachelors' Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 4+ years of experience or a Masters' Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 2+ years of experience from an ABET accredited school.
• Proficient in CAD software (e.g. Creo, AutoCAD, Solid Works).
• Ability to work tasks with limited direction, as well as provide clarification and instruction to others.
• Implement GD&T (ASME Y14.5‑2009) methods and tolerance stack‑ups on parts and assemblies.
• Works within integrated teams supporting drawing modification and production activities.
• Experience leading issue resolution in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Eagerness to learn and grow within the organization.
• Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Prior work in DoD Missile, Reentry Vehicle, or Hypersonics fields.
• Prior experience in tooling and production environments.
• Prior work creating engineering drawings using PTC Creo and Windchill.
• Prior work designing Mechanical Ground Support Equipment.
• Understanding of cost and schedule implications of typical engineering deliverables.
• Experience working rapidly changing development programs.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit

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