Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Are you ready for your next career challenge? Leidos Defense 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. Leidos Defense is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join our Huntsville team. If you’re the person with a bench full of side projects and you’d rather build the thing than hand it off, read on. The role You’ll own electrical designs from the first block diagram to a working prototype on the bench. That means choosing off-the-shelf parts where they fit, designing custom circuits where they don’t, building and testing your own hardware, and documenting it so it’s ready for production. The work spans power, RF, controls, and analog and digital design. What you’ll do Own designs end to end: requirements, architecture, schematics, prototyping, test, and release Solve complex electrical problems with off-the-shelf parts or custom solutions Work across power distribution, RF design, logic/controls, and custom analog and digital circuits Build, bring up, and debug prototypes, then iterate quickly Test with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, multimeters, and lab power supplies/loads Create block diagrams for top-level systems and lower-level sub-assemblies Document and release designs in KiCAD, SolidWorks Electrical, Visio, or similar Team up with project teams on a broad range of products and applications Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a STEM discipline from an ABET-accredited school with 4+ years of directly applicable experience, or an MS with 2+ years of relevant experience Demonstrated design work in a CAD package similar to SolidWorks and SolidWorks Electrical Strong understanding of electrical system-level design Ability to design for rapid prototyping and fabrication in a dynamic environment U.S. Citizen with a Final Secret clearance, or eligibility to obtain and maintain one Resident of, or willing to relocate to, the Huntsville, AL area You’ll stand out if you Have side projects you’re proud of, such as custom PCBs, RF experiments, robotics, power supplies, or test fixtures, and can show them off Are as comfortable with a soldering iron and scope as with a CAD station Have designed power, data, and RF systems, including 3-phase, split-phase, and DC power Read and draw electrical schematics and cable diagrams, and know some fiber optic communications Have used KiCAD, Mentor DxDesigner, Altium, OrCAD, or similar, plus 2D/3D CAD like SolidWorks, SolidWorks Electrical, AutoCAD, or Visio Understand basic mechanical concepts well enough to work smoothly with mechanical designers Can document designs, assist with Technical Data Packages (TDPs), and support production and test Hold an active Secret clearance or higher Show us what you’ve built. Include links to side projects, a portfolio, or GitHub with your application. We care about what you can do, not just where you’ve done it. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: October 26, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 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. Leidos Leidos 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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. 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. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [email protected]. Commitment and 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.

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