Associate Facilities Engineer

Leidos

$73K — $132K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to obtain polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree with 4+ years or Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Understanding of engineering concepts and industry standards for infrastructure
  • Experience in design, construction, commissioning, operation, or maintenance of building systems
  • Knowledge of facility planning, operations, and applicable codes
  • Proficiency in the specification and maintenance of HVAC, electrical, security, BMS, and ICS systems
  • Ability to analyze technical documentation including schematics and design drawings

Responsibilities

  • Integrate intelligence and geotechnical data to describe facility function and vulnerabilities
  • Provide hands-on guidance on facility infrastructure design and installation
  • Produce accurate intelligence estimates and customer-directed products
  • Brief and interact with personnel at all levels, including Senior Officials
  • Work as part of an interdisciplinary team in a high-energy government environment

Benefits

  • Access to work within a government SCIF facility
  • Opportunity to engage in strategic analysis of critical facilities
  • Fast-paced, collaborative environment with interdisciplinary teams
  • Commitment to professional development and industry standards
  • Potential for career growth in defense and industrial sectors
Full Job Description
The primary focus of the group is understanding commercial, strategic and heavy industrial facilities and interoperability of systems managed by industrial control systems and/or building management systems.

Successful candidates must bring a creative, yet sound, approach to identifying and solving challenges with these interrelated systems in a customer setting and have exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to thoroughness.

The successful candidate will work as a member of an interdisciplinary team of government and contractor personnel conducting strategic and critical facility analysis. Work will be performed in a fast-paced, high-energy environment within a government SCIF facility.

Role and Responsibility:

The candidate shall perform the following as part of a characterization team:
  • Systematically integrate all-source intelligence, geotechnical data, topographical data, facility expertise, and facilities design and maintenance principles and best practices to describe heavy industrial facility function (mission) and physical configuration, including layout, physical structure, mission systems, support systems, 3D modeling, functional engineering modeling and assessing corresponding vulnerabilities
  • Provide practical "hands-on" guidance and judgment on facility infrastructure design, specification and installation throughout the characterization process to produce accurate intelligence estimates and customer directed products
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to successfully brief and interact with personnel at all levels of experience, including Senior Officials


Required Experience, Clearance, Skills, & Education:
  • Active TS/SCI clearance required, with the willingness and ability to obtain a polygraph as quickly as the government will permit. U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience. Relevant professional experience, military experience, industry certifications, or technical training may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Demonstrated understanding of engineering concepts, industry standards, and best practices related to facility infrastructure and building systems.
  • Experience supporting the design, construction, commissioning, operation, or maintenance of mechanical, electrical, life-safety, and controls systems within commercial, government, industrial, or manufacturing facilities.
  • Knowledge of facility planning, operations, maintenance, physical security considerations, and applicable building codes and standards.
  • Experience specifying, installing, operating, or maintaining:
    • HVAC systems
    • Electrical power systems
    • Security systems
    • Building Management Systems (BMS)
    • Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
  • Ability to interpret and analyze technical documentation, including:
    • Sequences of operation
    • OEM manuals
    • Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
    • Electrical one-lines and schematics
    • HVAC control diagrams
    • Construction and design drawings
  • Strong ability to review and interpret both digital and hard-copy engineering and construction documents.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Facility planning experience including servicing and installing utilities equipment within industrial environments
  • Experience with Autodesk Revit, Autodesk AutoCAD, or Building Information Modeling (BIM) software and practices
  • Experience with Industrial HVAC, Central Plant Utilities, Uninterrupted Power Supplies, Industrial Process, Water/Wastewater, Data Centers, Cogen Plants, or Combined Cooling, Heating & Power
  • Fire Protection Engineering degree or related professional certifications.
  • Knowledge of fire protection codes to be able to perform design calculations and conduct engineering assessments
  • Knowledge of fire protection systems integration with building or industrial control systems (BCS/ICS)
  • Professional Engineering Certification
  • Military or defense-related experience


Original Posting:
June 11, 2026

Pay Range:
Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

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.

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