Civil Structural Engineer

Description

Civil / Structural Engineer – FAA Infrastructure (Des Plaines, IL | 30% Travel)

Support FAA facility modernization projects across the Central Service Area. In this role, you’ll plan, design, and deliver civil/structural upgrades while working closely with engineering teams and FAA stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Develop project scopes, plans, schedules, and cost estimates
• Create AutoCAD drawings, specifications, and technical documents
• Conduct on‑site surveys and produce accurate, to‑scale designs
• Support structural evaluations and facility upgrades (foundations, roofing, shelters, mechanical installations, parking, security systems)
• Participate in construction and design reviews, risk management, and stakeholder meetings
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design efforts and track project progress

Basic Qualifications

• ABET-accredited degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• 3+ years of structural design experience (steel, concrete, foundations)
• Knowledge of building structural codes
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or MicroStation; strong MS Office skills
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities
• Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust (US Citizen or Green Card holder with 3 years residency)
• Pre-employment drug test required

Desired

• Familiarity with NEC and OSHA standards

Why Leidos

Join a team that pushes the mission forward — faster, smarter, and with purpose.

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.

Original Posting:

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:

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.

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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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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