Lead Mechanical Engineer

Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer

Huntsville, AL Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $87,100 - $157,450

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Your greatest work is ahead! Leidos' Defense Systems is seeking a talented Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer to join 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 hypersonic development programs, contributing to advanced weapon system development efforts that are critical to maintaining U.S. technological superiority in this rapidly evolving domain.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! Leidos Defense Systems Sector 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.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate mechanical engineering activities for a key hypersonic vehicle subassembly.
• Coordinate and contribute to the design and development of mechanical components and assemblies for advanced hypersonic missile systems.
• Communicate technical and program requirements to external partners and suppliers, ensuring requirements are clearly understood and incorporated into their designs.
• Serve as the primary technical interface for external design partners, coordinating design activities, interfaces, deliverables, technical decisions, and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain engineering plans and schedules, track progress against commitments, and communicate status, risks, and recovery plans to program leadership.
• Own and coordinate mechanical interfaces between the assigned subassembly and adjacent subsystems, ensuring interface requirements are defined, documented, communicated, and verified.
• Coordinate the development, review, and release of Technical Data Package (TDP) artifacts, including drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and specifications.
• Develop mechanical designs with consideration for functionality, manufacturability, assembly, inspection, and producibility.
• Apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles in accordance with ASME Y14.5 and applicable engineering drawing standards.
• Perform tolerance analyses and engineering calculations to support design decisions and verify component and assembly requirements.
• Plan, facilitate, and participate in design reviews, peer reviews, drawing reviews, and other technical meetings throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Support prototype fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing activities by troubleshooting mechanical issues, coordinating issue resolution, and implementing engineering solutions.
• Evaluate engineering changes for impacts to design, interfaces, manufacturing, cost, schedule, and downstream hardware.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including structural, thermal, systems, manufacturing, quality, and test engineering, to develop and mature mechanical designs.
• Perform work in both classified and unclassified environments as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited institution with 4+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience or high school diploma with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools such as Creo, CATIA, AutoCAD, Solid Works, or similar software.
• Experience working within Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) environments.
• Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) in accordance with ASME Y14.5 and basic tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, and configuration management processes.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, including statics, mechanics of materials, materials science, and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate technical meetings and drive technical decisions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience interacting directly with customers, suppliers, or external engineering partners and representing an engineering organization in technical discussions.
• Demonstrated understanding of cost,…