Description
Job Description:
The Leidos Innovations Center has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer to work in our Rancho Bernardo office in San Diego, CA. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your experience to develop and produce advanced nuclear detection, radiography equipment, chemical and biological sensing instruments and satellite sensor systems. Emphasis is on research and development with activities ranging from support of early scientific research to transitioning technology to production.
Primary Responsibilities
- Integrate, test, develop, and design all mechanical aspects of Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear, and Space sensor systems for federal government customers.
- Collaborate in engineering product development, testing, and scientific research activities. Contribute to design reviews and present designs for review.
- Work independently and use judgement to perform engineering task with uncertain and evolving requirements.
- Use judgment to perform technical troubleshooting and diagnosis of failed equipment and support root cause analysis.
- Perform data analysis and contribute to technical reports.
Basic Qualifications
- B.S. Degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience as a mechanical engineer in an R&D environment or Masters with 2+ years of prior relevant experience.
- Well-organized, reliable, attention to detail, demonstrated personal initiative. Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload. Good interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate work with others. Good oral and written communication skills.
- Experience working with cross-functional R&D development teams.
- Motivated self-starter able to work under minimal supervision and an entrepreneurial approach to roles and responsibilities.
- Able to build BOM’s and assembly work instructions.
- Experience with definition, setup, characterization and testing of complex systems, including design of experiments, reliability life tests, and root cause analysis.
- 0-15% travel to customer sites as required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters’ degree or higher.
- Current active Secret Clearance or higher.
- Experience leading small teams on projects or tasks.
- Experience with GD&T per ASME Y14.5
- Experience in any of the following: Design, integration, optics and optical packaging, composites, materials, design for manufacturing, microfluidics, shock and vibration analysis, precision motion, MIL-810 testing, system engineering, technical project planning, heat transfer and thermodynamics, control systems, and/or biotechnology.
Pay Range:
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About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.
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Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
