Electrical Engineering Section Manager - Hypersonics

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Leidos’ Defense Systems is seeking a talented Electrical Engineering Section Manager 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.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of engineers, including conducting one-on-one meetings, providing performance feedback, and facilitating career development discussions.
• Help plan and coordinate team objectives in alignment with program and organizational goals.
• Identify and remove blockers to keep the team productive and mission focused.
• Support staffing activities, including interviewing and onboarding new engineers.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and mission execution.

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited school is required. Candidate should have a BS with 5+ years of relevant experience or a MS with 3+ years of relevant 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
• Provide 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
• Candidate must have 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.

Preferred 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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Original Posting:

July 30, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.