Manufacturing Engineer

Description

Leidos is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to work for the Homeland business unit in Vista, CA . The Homeland 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, X-ray and gamma ray scanners for cars, trucks and trains, and CT explosives detection equipment for airline passenger baggage.

The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for supporting the manufacturing of a variety of products (Radiation Portal Monitoring Equipment & VACIS Non-Intrusive Inspection Systems) and develop processes that ensure a consistent and quality focused approach to product manufacturing.This position requires a comfort level working on the shop floor, side by side with our manufacturing and service teams. This role will solve daily production challenges, support the production schedule, and drive ongoing production improvements. The roles and responsibilities may change from time to time without notice and include but are not limited to the roles described below.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing production processes and implement Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, or Six Sigma techniques to lower production costs, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.

• Create and maintain Manufacturing Bill of Materials and Work Instructions for new product introductions, sustaining production and service support.

• Establish and monitor quality control standards, ensure compliance with safety regulations, and minimize safety risks in the production environment.

• Improve manufacturing efficiency through the development, implementation, and maintenance of rigorous processes, tools, schedules and metrics.

• Analysis of technical parameters for obsolete parts and identification of sources for direct replacement parts that meet form, fit and function requirements.

• Support the assessment and collaborative resolution of complex cross-functional technical issues amongst multiple diverse stakeholders.

• Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.

• Maintaining current data and providing status on technical and schedule performance issues.

• Develop standardized design criteria across product lines where possible.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Demonstrated experience with systems engineering processes and procedures, along with domain knowledge of requirements development, verification, and validation.

• Experience implementing and maintaining systems engineering tools, schedules, and performance metrics.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with complex systems development and integration is preferred.

The Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) team has developed a suite of integrated solutions for aviation, ports, borders, and critical infrastructure customers around the world. We provide automated threat detection for weapons, narcotics, explosives, contraband, and undeclared goods, as well as nuclear and radioactive materials, by leveraging industry leading screening technologies, AI/ML capabilities and advanced biometric tools. We have more than 24,000 products deployed across 120 countries, including best-in-class security checkpoint and inspection systems for people, checked baggage and more.

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Original Posting:

April 29, 2026

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.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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 an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit .

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