Posted:
12/11/2025, 3:24:23 AM
Location(s):
Decatur, Alabama, United States ⋅ Alabama, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Mechanical Engineering
Space Systems Group at Leidos currently has an opening for an IPT Lead on the USA Program to oversee operations at the Hardware Integration Facility in Decatur, AL. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions.
Primary Responsibilities
This position will be responsible for leading assembly, integration and test activities for space structures, systems, and hardware. The candidate is required to perform planning, estimation, scheduling and resource management. They will perform trade studies, lead tooling and ground support equipment development, lead logistic and transportation planning, create test plans and procedures, support engineering review boards, and interface with customers routinely. The candidate will manage manufacturing engineering, fabrication and assembly personnel; provide root cause determination and corrective actions; and work to provide defect free hardware while minimizing life cycle product cost.
They will create test plans, procedures, and support engineering review boards. The candidate will work in an office and shop-floor environment.
Basic Qualifications
Requires Masters of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or closely related field.
Candidate must have a minimum of 8 years of related experience in the aerospace or spaceflight industry.
Extensive understanding of NASA hardware development, qualification, and assembly processes
Ability to understand and work through technical issues that arise during testing and assembly.
Understanding of lean manufacturing and its application to low volume production program
Candidate must have demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project.
Candidate must have demonstrated experience work with and reporting EVM.
Demonstrated experience leading teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to work well with cross-functional teams, design engineers, analysts, manufacturing, project management and customer representatives
Experience with honeycomb core CFRP composite
Excellent verbal/written communication skills, and ability to work with multiple interfaces
Experience with NASA programs and flight readiness/acceptance processes or equivalent space flight system development
Experience in launch vehicle hardware and physical integration
Experience with NASA flight readiness review and approval processes
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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.
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.
Website: https://www.leidos.com/
Headquarter Location: Reston, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1969
IPO Status: Public
Industries: Computer ⋅ Government ⋅ Information Services ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ National Security ⋅ Software