Mechanical Engineer

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At Leidos, we deliver innovive solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dediced to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and opere sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

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The Leidos Defense Group has a current opening for a Mechanical Engineer its light industrial manufacturing site in Chesapeake, VA supporting the US NAVY’s environmental shipboard equipment.  This site fabrices electro-mechanical equipment per US NAVY build-to-print drawing packages and supports the customers with spare parts and troubleshooting.  The role is full cradle to grave involvement from RFQ (Request for Quote) – quote - award – merial/manpower planning – fabricion/delivery schedule – financial reporting- employee oversight to program management oversight reviews/audits in an ISO-9001:2015 environment.    Candides with the qualificions are encouraged to apply immediely.   The selected candide will lead a team of three integrors in Chesapeake, VA and report to the current remote Program Manager. 

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Leidos Defense Group provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospial and da analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operions support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Candide will be the onsite lead for light manufacturing team engaged in all aspects of merial, fabricion and quality activities and remotely supported by the program manager.
• Interaction with multi-disciplines including contracts, procurement, finance, subcontractors, engineers, and management to develop solid basis of estimes, merial procurements, and fabricion schedules to meet customer delivery des.
• Apply engineering expertise to review part obsolescence in build-to-print environment and work with NAVY customer for concurrence.
• Provide manufacturing guidance to shop technicians as questions arise (e.g., drawing interpretion, dimension and tolerance issues, inspections).
• Candide must be a motived self-starter who is able to multi-task and work within deadlines and must be able to smoothly transition between various projects to solve technical issues.
• Must have excellent communicion and leadership skills.
• Provide accure task completion estimes.
• Assist in merial lifecycle including requisitioning, receiving, tracking, releasing, kitting, and shipping.
• Also assist with and have input to ISO 9001 objective documents, team training, receipt inspection, shipment documents, certifice of conformances, and review/resolution of merial non-conformances.
• Support fabricion team administrive functions reled to work orders, merial releases and shipping documents.
• Lead and train technicians in equipment troubleshooting and factory acceptance testing.  Responsible for integrity of factory acceptance testing documention.
• Successful candide will work the 500 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA locion.

Basic Qualificions Required Experience, Skills, and Educion:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with eight (8) years of professional experience or equivalent combined educion/experience.
• Capable of being a member of a multi-disciplinary virtual team to pull together merial, labor, and subcontractors for fabricion of build-to-print equipment.
• Proficiency in reading and understanding drawings including dimensioning and tolerancing, specificions, merials, and processes and electrical schemics.  Ability to resolve obsolescence issues and get approval from US Navy customers for drawing deviions or changes.
• Willingness to learn unfamiliar equipment and processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, Project and Word and Computer Aided Design (CAD) software
• Exposure to program management, financial reporting and small team leadership.

Preferred Qualificions Preferred Experience, Skills, and Educion:

• Work experience in a light manufacturing environment.  Electrical panel fabricion experience a plus.
• Exposure to US NAVY shipboard systems
• Experience working in an ISO 9001 quality environment.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and testing of electro-mechanical equipment.
• Experience working with US Navy subject mter experts to assist in fleet equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Active or current U.S. DoD Secret clearance is a plus but not a requirement.
• A Professional Engineering license is a plus but not required. 

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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