Lead Hardware Systems Engineer

The Air Traffic Management Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Hardware Systems Engineer to work in our Gaithersburg MD office. This is an exciting opportunity to be a member of a dynamic team working on the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) En-Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) technology which is the heart of the national air transportation system. ERAM provides the foundational platform for the National Airspace System (NAS) to monitor and manage high-altitude aircraft increasing flight efficiency safety and capacity.

Primary Responsibilities

• Independently plan and execute hardware engineering projects and processes with significant impact on project deliverables.
• Develop solutions to complex hardware problems requiring deep technical analysis of system requirements interfaces cost schedule risk supportability and impacts to the overall system.
• Develop and maintain hardware designs and documentation including electrical wiring diagrams cable schematics interconnect diagrams cable lists CAD drawings Bills of Material (BOMs) Parts Lists Cable Marking Specifications and installation instructions.
• Perform technical analyses and trade studies to evaluate hardware solutions and support product selection.
• Support the hardware lifecycle including design fabrication integration verification installation testing troubleshooting modification and fielding.
• Coordinate with Systems Engineering Software Engineering Site Activation Procurement Manufacturing Integration and Test Adaptation and other organizations to resolve technical and interface issues.
• Support formal engineering change and configuration management processes including Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) technical impact assessments and hardware baseline updates.
• Independently resolve hardware issues identified during integration testing and field installation and ensure approved changes are incorporated into the hardware design baseline.
• Participate in design reviews and influence internal and client project teams regarding hardware solution design processes and implementation approaches.
• Develop level-of-effort estimates schedules resource requirements and Estimates to Complete (ETCs) for assigned hardware activities.
• Provide technical guidance coaching and training to less-experienced engineering and technical staff.
• Identify hardware design and process improvements that improve quality efficiency supportability and maintainability.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a relevant technical discipline with 48 years of prior relevant experience or Masters degree with 26 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience independently executing hardware engineering projects products or processes within a technical area.
• Experience developing solutions to complex hardware engineering problems requiring technical analysis and consideration of impacts to the overall system.
• Experience developing hardware designs and documentation such as electrical wiring diagrams cable schematics interconnect diagrams cable lists CAD drawings Bills of Material (BOMs) and Parts Lists.
• Experience supporting formal engineering change processes including ECNs ECRs configuration management or controlled hardware baseline changes.
• Experience with system-level hardware integration verification installation testing troubleshooting technical problem resolution and deployment.
• Experience working across engineering disciplines to evaluate interfaces and resolve system-level integration issues.
• Experience communicating technical analyses and recommendations to internal and client project teams and influencing technical decisions.
• Experience providing technical guidance coaching or training to less-experienced engineering or technical staff.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel Word PowerPoint Access and Visio.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with AutoCAD SolidWorks Inventor Visio or other CAD software tools.
• Experience performing hardware trade studies and product selection based on technical cost risk supportability and implementation considerations.
• Experience developing engineering schedules level-of-effort estimates resource requirements or Estimates to Complete (ETCs).
• Experience working on large-scale safety-critical mission-critical or highly integrated systems.
• Experience working in FAA facilities including CONUS Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs) the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) or the FAA Air Traffic Controller Academy (FAAAC).
• Experience with ERAM or other National Airspace System (NAS) systems.
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) technologies.

Additional Requirements

• Candidates must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

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