Manufacturing Engineer

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate 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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As a Manufacturing Engineering, you will support manufacturing processes within Defense Maritime Business Area programs by helping improve safety, quality, efficiency, and manufacturability. Responsibilities may include assisting with work instructions, tooling, production documentation, engineering drawings, and troubleshooting production issues. You will work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Planning & Production Control, Quality, and Operations teams in a defense manufacturing environment.

THE CHALLENGE (primary responsibilities)

• Provides manufacturing support for complex, high-reliability ocean hardware/software systems within an ISO 90001 environment.
• Satisfies customer requirements with innovative, cost-effective, reliable solutions that appropriately leverage advanced technologies and are suitable for production in support of a Navy Program.

WHAT SETS YOU APART (basic qualifications)

• Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial/Systems, or Aerospace Engineering and less than 2 years prior relevant experience
• Knowledge, training, and experience for most of the primary responsibilities defined
• A passion for lean enterprise
• A background in traditional manufacturing process tools including Costpoint and/or Solumina or other ERP and MES applications
• Requires in depth working knowledge of manufacturing engineering concepts and principles
• Proficient using Microsoft Vizio and Power Point
• Must have excellent written communication and visual presentation skills, and the ability to analyze, evaluate and develop solutions to technical problems
• Ability to work productively and cooperatively within a concurrent engineering environment
• Background in ISO 9001 Standard
• Must possess an active SECRET Security clearance or the ability to get a clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Windchill PLM system
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint ERP system
• Experience with Solumina MES
• Past participation in a Lean Transformation initiative
• Mastery of all the primary responsibilities defined
• Background in AS 9100 Standard
• Proficiency in all MS Office applications
• Proficiency in Power BI

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:

August 18, 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 $50,700.00 - $91,650.00

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.