Electrical Engineer – Manufacturing Test Support

District Partners LLC

$107K — $195K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent from an ABET-accredited institution.
  • 8+ years of hardware system design and manufacturing experience, or 4+ years with an MS degree.
  • Experience with technical problem solving and root cause analysis.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative engineering environment with multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Effective communication skills within a team context.
  • Capability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and system block diagrams.
  • Hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation and test equipment.
  • Self-starter with independent work capability.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with the Engineering Team to ensure designs align with manufacturing capabilities.
  • Resolve technical issues that arise during fabrication and assembly.
  • Evaluate the impact of engineering changes on manufacturing schedules and processes.
  • Participate in design reviews to ensure products are manufacturable and maintainable.
  • Troubleshoot build issues and recommend reworks as needed.
  • Prepare and co-author manufacturing documentation such as MRB dispositions and rework instructions.
  • Interface with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across departments.
  • Drive improvements in design for manufacturability and yield metrics.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for leadership and technical growth in a supportive environment.
  • Engagement in multidisciplinary teamwork on innovative defense systems.
  • Contributions to national defense through advanced technology.
  • Access to a culture that encourages disruption and innovation.
  • Potential for relocation assistance to the Huntsville area if needed.
Full Job Description
Leidos’ Defense Systems, Electrical Systems Department is seeking a talented Electrical Engineering Liaison to join a multidisciplinary team to support the Indirect Fires Protection Capability, Increment 2 (IFPC Inc. 2) program in our Huntsville, AL location. The ideal candidate will thrive in a learning environment that encourages leadership and technical growth.

Primary Responsibilities.

  • Coordinates with the Engineering Team to ensure designs are producible, manufacturable, and aligned with manufacturing facility capabilities and constraints

  • Resolves technical issues arising during fabrication, assembly, or integration in a timely manner

  • Evaluates how engineering changes affect manufacturing schedules, tooling, processes, and costs

  • Participates in design reviews (PDR, CDR) to ensure manufacturability and maintainability

  • Troubleshoots build issues on the shop floor, recommends rework, and escalates as needed

  • Prepares/co-authors documentation (MRB dispositions, rework instructions, redline drawings)

  • Interfaces with engineering, QA, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure alignment

  • Identifies and drives improvements in design for manufacturability (DFM), yield, and throughput

  • Represents manufacturing during Engineering Change Control Board meetings

Basic Qualifications.

  • Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited institution.

  • Candidate must have 8+ years of experience in hardware system design, test, and manufacturing from architecture through implementation or 4+ years with MS degree.

  • Candidate must have experience with technical problem solving and root cause analysis

  • Candidate must be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.

  • Candidate must have demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment

  • Candidate must have the ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and system block diagrams.

  • Candidate must have proven understanding of fundamental circuits and circuit components

  • Candidate must have hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and debug/test methods.

  • Candidate must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently

  • Candidates must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.

Preferred Qualifications.

  • Experience with leading small to mid-sized technical teams.

  • Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620 class 3 and IPC J-STD-001 Standards.

  • Electrical design for military hardware or aerospace systems.

  • Experience supporting electronics manufacturing.

  • Experience with product lifecycle management.

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:
May 29, 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 $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.

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