Electro-Mechanical Technician

Description

Leidos has an opening for a Electro-Mechanical Technician to work in our Albuquerque, NM office. This exciting opportunity will challenge you to use your problem-solving skills to develop the next generation of directed energy (DE) weapons for the US Air Force. You will join a team that conducts research, development, and testing on high power electromagnetic (HPEM) components and systems at Kirtland, AFB.

Primary Responsibilities

• Build and repair cables from raw materials
• Work independently to operate, repair and maintain high-power equipment such as power supplies, vacuum pumps, electric generators, and circulation pumps.
• Build and implement control boards and safety interlocks.
• Work with the engineering team to troubleshoot hardware problems, brainstorm solutions and implement them.
• Set up field experiments with sensors and instrumentation, collect data records and archive them.
• Track equipment and spares inventory and initiate purchase orders necessary to maintain stock.

Basic Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of related experience or an Associate's degree in related field with 2+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
• Ability to create, read, interpret and update electrical schematics and drawings.
• Maturity and integrity to understand and abide by facility rules and regulations for personnel safety and environmental compliance.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with high voltage (up to 100 kV) and high current (up to 10 kA) power systems.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification in cable building
• Familiarity with diagnostic equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, and LCR impedance meters, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, as well as calipers and micrometers.
• Familiarity with antennas and microwave field mapping.
• Experience with modifying and maintaining military vehicles.
• Experience with the setup, operation, and maintenance of product lines.
• Soldering skills
• Ability to pivot tasks as needed

NKE

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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 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

Pay and Benefits

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