Electrical Engineering Section Manager - Hypersonics
$107,900–$195,050 year
On-siteHuntsville, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Lead and support a team of engineers by conducting one-on-one meetings, providing performance feedback, and facilitating career development discussions. Plan and coordinate team objectives aligned with program goals while identifying and removing blockers to maintain productivity. Support staffing activities including interviewing and onboarding new engineers, and promote a culture of accountability and mission execution. Balance technical engineering responsibilities with direct line management duties. This role supports the Common Hypersonic Glide Body program within Leidos Defense Systems, contributing to the Army's strategic weapons capability.
Required Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited school
- A BS with 5+ years of relevant experience
- An MS with 3+ years of relevant experience
- A High School diploma and 9+ years of experience
- Ability to balance technical engineering responsibilities (~90% of time) with direct line management responsibilities (~10% of time)
- 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
- Familiarity with requirement decomposition
- Rapid integration and troubleshooting support for system-level integration
- Experience in electronics integration, test, and troubleshooting
- Must have hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and test methods including the use of oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, etc.
- Knowledge of test procedure development
- Knowledge of post test data processing
- Knowledge of environmental testing
- 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
- Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating within a team environment, which will include test and manufacturing engineers
- Understanding of cost and schedule impacts associated with engineering deliverables
- Strong attention-to-detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Self-starter with an eagerness for continuous learning and professional development
- Interest in mentoring, coaching, and team development
Desired Qualifications
- Active DoD Secret clearance
- 2+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects
- Prior experience with direct reports or formal people management responsibilities
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineers
- Experience with manufacturing and production of avionics components
- Knowledge of test development to support troubleshooting hardware failures
- Knowledge of National Instruments Software
- 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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