Flight Termination Engineer Lead - Hypersonics
Job in
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, 35801, USA
Listed on 2026-08-09
Listing for:
Leidos
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-09
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Test Engineer, Electronics Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Flight Termination Engineer Lead
Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a Flight Termination Engineer Lead 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.
Primary Responsibilities
- Serve as the Responsible Engineer and IPT Lead for the Flight Termination System
- Lead technical reviews, failure investigations, supplier engagements, and cross-functional task teams
- Assist in requirement decomposition
- Interface with the Range Commanders Council
- Conduct non-conformance and root cause corrective action investigations
Basic Qualifications
- A BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution
- 8+ years of relevant experience (or 12+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree) or a MS in Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience
- Must be capable of reading engineering drawings, electrical schematics, cable/wiring diagrams, and the corresponding work instructions to produce complex assemblies and provide valuable feedback to program leadership
- Provide rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration
- Experience in electronics integration, test, and troubleshooting
- Experience in environmental testing of avionics
- Experience in writing qualification plans to meet RCC-319 and RCC-324 requirements
- Experience with risk, issues, and/or opportunity management
- Knowledge of test procedure development
- Knowledge of circuit design – analog, digital, power
- Organizational skills to document designs, assist with Technical Data Packages (TDP) and support production and test of the avionics
- Candidate must have demonstrated experience in effectively communicating within a team environment, which will include the government customer, industry partners, test, and manufacturing engineers.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active DoD Secret clearance
- Experience with manufacturing and production of avionics components
- Familiarity with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods including the use of oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, etc.
- Knowledge of post test data processing
- Knowledge of test development to support troubleshooting hardware failures
- Experience in a MIL-STD-810 Test Environment
- Knowledge of ASME and IEEE standards
- Experience supporting DoD programs related to missile systems, reentry vehicles, or hypersonic technologies
- Prior work in assembly, integration, or testing of missile systems.
- Experience supporting rapid development, prototyping, or fast-paced engineering programs.
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