Electrical Engineer

Company: Leidos
Location: Sterling
Posted on: June 18, 2022

Job Description:

DescriptionJob Description:The Maritime Systems Division at Leidos has an opening for a Computer / Electrical Engineer in our Sterling Va. location. We are looking for a hands-on engineer who enjoys designing, building, and testing hardware systems in a collaborative environment. The successful candidate will be joining a dedicated team that is committed to supporting our warfighters. If you are searching for challenging electrical engineering work, contact us at Leidos today!Primary Responsibilities

• Develop COTS based electrical designs for ruggedized computer based IT products used on Navy ships.
• Develop electrical product architectures that leverage COTS products
• Conduct margin analysis of electrical systems
• Develop tests plans, conduct tests, and document results
• Manage small to medium sized engineering projects
• Provide production work instructions in the form of schematics, drawings, build books and test instructions.
• Work closely with venders to track product updates, change information or end of life / last time buy.
• Design products that are not available from COTS, or when COTS provide marginal performance. Where in-house design is impractical, provide design requirements to offload the design to other engineers.
• Write firmware and apply it to microcontrollers
• Select Embedded Computer based on requirements
• Select Computer Memory and Storage based on requirements
• Load and test computer BIOS
• Determine Video and display technology based on requirements
• Load and test Windows OS and applications
• Load and test Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS and applications
• Write scripts or programs for Windows and / or Linux to automate applications or automate testing
• Connect copper and or fiber cable as required to simulate customer requirements using switches and or media converters.
• Log into and program network switch for test environments
• Write and run networking test scripts
• Provide instruction to or take instruction from engineering team members as requiredBasic Qualifications
  • Must be a US citizen and ability to obtain Security Clearance
  • Requires BS degree and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
  • Proficiency with Electrical Schematic Capture and Layout CAD design tools
  • Familiarity with electronics including relays, transistors, resistors, capacitors and microcontrollers
  • Experience specifying and integrating COTS electronics into industrial or military environments
  • Ability to develop test plans and procedures of electrical systems
  • Experience writing instruction set for programmable controllers
  • Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6.x, 7.x and 8.x
  • Experience with Microsoft Windows Professional versions 7, and 10
  • Experience designing and building cables to meet power, data and environmental requirements
  • Experience with Military Environmental Qualification StandardsPreferred Qualifications
    • Computer and system design experience for Navy Shipboard applications
    • Experience with PIC Microcontroller programming
    • Industry recognized certifications CompTIA A+, Network+, Security +, Red Hat or Microsoft certifications
    • Understanding of Mil-Std-1399 Section 300
    • Understanding Mil-Std-461F
    • Experience programming in C, Basic and scripting
    • Experience with electrical test equipment, signal generators, power-supplies, DVM, brightness and sound meters
    • Experience running environmental qualification tests
    • Experience with designing for EMIPay Range:Pay Range $94,250.00 - $145,000.00 - $195,750.00

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