Electrical Engineer

$65,000 - $117,500/Yr

Leidos - Vista, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Vista, CA

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Electrical Engineer position at Leidos involves working within the Ports and Borders (P&B) business unit to design and develop advanced security equipment, including X-ray based systems. The role requires collaboration with a cross-functional engineering team to create innovative solutions for border and transportation security, ensuring products meet rigorous safety and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a cross-functional engineering team to develop next-generation X-ray based security equipment.
• Design PLC-based machine control systems, including circuit design, embedded programming, motion control, and power distribution.
• Perform sustaining engineering of existing products, addressing obsolescence issues and feature updates.
• Design circuits and oversee PCB layout, fabrication, and assembly.
• Produce engineering documentation such as design specifications, interface control documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, and bills of material.
• Troubleshoot existing and new designs down to the component level, performing root cause analysis.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering or similar with 4+ years of professional experience, or equivalent work experience/trainings/certifications in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance (US citizenship required).
• Experience in industrial control system design, including PLCs, machine safety, panel/enclosure design, object sensing, electrical interfaces, circuit protection, communications protocols, and power distribution.
• Experience with PLC or embedded software development.
• Familiarity with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, and bench supplies.
• Comfortable working with and around X-ray radiation producing machines, radioactive materials, high voltage, and heavy machinery.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient in PLC code, IEC61131 languages.
• Familiar with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Orcad, PADS, Altium).
• Knowledge of radiation detection technologies and data acquisition systems.
• Knowledge of X-ray producing machinery.
• Experience developing system architectures and designs for complex systems.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Paid Leave
• Retirement plans