Description

The Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) operation at Leidos currently has an opening for an Electrical Controls Engineer to work for the Ports and Borders (P&B) business unit in our Vista, CA facility.

The P&B business unit at Leidos designs and manufactures highly complex security equipment for use at border crossings, airports, seaports, and other transportation mechanisms. Our products include radiation detectors and spectrometers, and Xray scanners for cars, trucks, and trains.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a cross-functional engineering team with Scientists, Mechanical and Software Engineers, and Test Engineers 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, including obsolescence issues and feature changes/updates.
• Design printed circuits and direct 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.
• Typically, we have no more than 2-3 Electrical Engineers working on any single project, and for smaller projects the Engineer will work on their own to develop solutions, present concepts and designs in a review, and complete the implementation.

• BS in Electrical Engineering or similar with 4+ years of professional experience. May consider additional work experience/trainings/certifications in lieu of a degree.
• Must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance (US citizenship required).
• Able to see a design through from R&D to production, including writing specifications (system, subsystem, ICD's, etc), developing design documentation, building prototypes, designing test fixtures, designing for production, and troubleshooting problems.
• 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
• Experience with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, bench supplies.
• Familiar with a product development process including design specifications, design reviews, Engineering drawings and documentation formats, and ECR processes.
• Comfortable working with and around Xray radiation producing machines, radioactive materials, high voltage, heavy machinery, electric and hydraulic power systems.
• Able to effectively work with a cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and technicians, as well as handle a wide range of multidisciplinary tasks.
• Must be able to work safely and follow safety precautions in industrial environments (temperature, humidity, noise, confined spaces, etc.) and around industrial equipment.

• 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 Xray producing machinery.
• Experience developing system architectures and designs for complex systems.
• Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance, access SSI.