Description
Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a team-oriented and customer focused CHIEF ENGINEER for an Advanced Radar Program within the RF Systems division of Leidos. The Chief Engineer will work directly with the Program Manager along with organizational leadership to ensure all aspects of the Advanced Radar Program engineering efforts are planned, executed, and communicated to the customer properly.

This role includes overall responsibility for technical execution and IPT oversight of an advanced radar team of 30+ multi-disciplinary scientists, engineers, technicians, and support personal that will design, develop, integrate, test, and sustain an advanced radar system for a DoD customer.

The Chief Engineer in this role will have the following primary responsibilities:

- Leadership of 6 integrated product teams (IPTs)
- Promote cohesive team building with a positive winning culture
- Close coordination with the program manager
- Technical interfacing with the Government technical and leadership team

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in an engineering field including electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering.
12 years of relevant experience in defense industry.
Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills including demonstrated ability to manage complex technical tasks while gaining the confidence of customers, technical staff, managers, and peers.
Relevant technical experience in radar requirements development and testing

Must be resident of North Alabama or willing to immediately relocate.

U.S. Citizenship and a current Final Secret Clearance is required with the ability to meet applicable program security eligibility requirements for the position.

Must be able to maintain a Final Secret Clearance along with meeting and maintaining program security eligibility.

Original Posting Date: 2024-06-17While 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 $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
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.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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