Description The Defense Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for an Electrical Engineer to work in our Beavercreek, Ohio office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience supporting government contracts and IRAD programs. In this mission we design, build, integrate, and perform test demonstrations of new and emerging technologies and capabilities.
Please note: This position is located in Beavercreek, OH. There may be occasional opportunity to telework during the week.
Primary Responsibilities:- Assist with the design, develop and deploy military R&D airborne stores and equipment
- Participate in laboratory, ground and flight testing to validate electrical hardware
- Document and communicate proposed electrical hardware solutions with integrated, cross-functional engineering teams in a fast paced highly technical environment
- Use modeling tools for hardware products and systems (Creo Schematics, Creo Parametric)
- Contribute to investments and research that fuel innovation and technological advancements
- Explain technical solutions, practices and procedures to others within the organization
Basic Qualifications: - BS in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering discipline and 2+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters Degree with less than 2 years relevant experience
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience with cable/harness design and component selection
- Experience with schematics programs (Creo Schematics or similar)
- Familiarity with common electrical tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power meters
- Must be a U.S Citizen
- Must have the ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplined engineering team
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in electrical subsystems for airborne platforms (manned and unmanned), ground stations, ISR pods
- Experience in design and evaluation of radio voice and data systems, tactical line of sight and SATCOM
- Experience in DoD information security devices (e.g data diodes, cryptographic equipment, and cross-domain solutions)
- Experience in product lifecycle process to include identifying/mitigating risks, bench and SIL testing, and product deployment and maintenance
- Previous Flight-line experience
- Setting up hardware for testing (discrete and analog signals, RS-232, USB, Ethernet, Fiber) • Experience with using electrical measurement tools for troubleshooting and fault isolation, such as: multimeters, oscilloscopes, power meters, signal analyzers, and signal generators
- Troubleshooting and fault isolation skills (e.g. ohmmeters, network testers oscilloscopes, signal generators, RF analyzers)
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Original Posting:September 2, 2026
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:Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.
About LeidosLeidos 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 www.Leidos.com.
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