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Electronics Engineer

Leidos · Des Plaines, IL · $87,100–$157,450 a year · Full time

Posted Jul 20, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about drawings or specifications you produced. How did you make sure they were buildable?

What they are checking: Whether they write design documents that contractors and technicians can actually work from.

Tell me about a project where the schedule slipped. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they recover schedules openly and communicate early with stakeholders.

Tell me about a time you found an error in someone else's design late in a project.

What they are checking: Whether they raise problems diplomatically and push for a fix even when it is inconvenient.

What would you do

Technical Operations and Air Traffic want different things from the same project. How do you work that out?

What they are checking: Whether they can balance stakeholder needs in a setting where air traffic safety comes first.

This role is in the office five days a week in Des Plaines. How does that fit what you want?

What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable with a fully on-site schedule before an offer is made.

About the work

Walk me through how you would scope a telecommunications upgrade at an FAA facility, from first site visit to project plan.

What they are checking: Whether they can turn a modernization need into a clear scope, schedule, cost and resource plan.

How do you build a cost estimate for a project when some requirements are still unclear?

What they are checking: Whether they handle uncertainty with assumptions and contingency rather than false precision.

How do you plan work at a facility that has to stay operational while you modernize it?

What they are checking: Whether they think about cutovers, redundancy and phasing so systems that support aviation never go dark.

What goes into a good risk management document for a facility project?

What they are checking: Whether they identify real risks with owners and mitigations instead of filling in a template.

What experience do you have with power, grounding or communications cabling in an equipment room?

What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on electronics knowledge that supports good facility designs.

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The full job description

As published by Leidos.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work with one of the BEST in government contracting? Ranked by Forbes in 2018 as a Top government contractor and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, Team Leidos is one you don't want to overlook. Everything we do is built on commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our employees and our community. We embrace and solve some of the world’s toughest challenges. We're focused on ensuring our customers have the right tools, technologies and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving world landscape. We know once you join Team Leidos, you are sure to go home at the end of each day knowing YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE, resulting in one of the most REWARDING careers you could have imagined. We Want You! This Electronics Engineer role will support the NISC IV program, to serve as project engineers responsible for planning and design activities to support the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility modernization and telecommunication projects. This position involves the development of project plans, project scopes, schedules, costs, and resource requirements and the development of drawings, specifications, and risk management documents in coordination with facility stakeholders from Technical Operations and Air Traffic organizations. This position is an in-office position five days a week located in Des Plaines, IL with a 30 % travel requirement. Primary Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to: • Perform on-site surveys to develop “to-scale” designs and detailed reports. • Generate sketches showing relation of proposed installation in existing or new facilities with exact specifications and dimensions. • Participate in construction pre-inspections and final inspections. • Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to identify and resolve problems with the design or implementation. • Coordinate design components with a multi-disciplinary as required for site-specific modifications and new construction. • Prepare and review AutoCAD construction drawings and prepare site-specific specifications and contract documents and independent cost estimates. • Perform project management related tasks and communication (including safety plans, sequence of work, cutover plans). • Generate and coordinate the Integrated Risk Management Checklists (IRMC), communication plans, project risk register, to meet Operational Risk Management (ORM) requirements. • Coordinate and complete Work Permits required for potential impact to lead and asbestos that may be encountered during construction. • Participate in meetings inclusive of the pre-construction meeting and on-site construction meetings with stakeholders to coordinate with other ongoing construction and projects. • Plan, schedule, and coordinate construction project activities to meet milestones and deadlines, working directly with stakeholders and contractors. • Manage and participate in on-site cutovers, testing and restoration of facilities. • Prepare, maintain, and provide periodic updates of project to team, management, and stakeholders. • Perform internal design reviews of FAA designed engineering projects. • Track and reconcile and coordinate closure of Joint Acceptance Inspections (JAI) and Contractor Acceptance Inspections (CAI) on all assigned projects and provide recommended resolutions on all items related to engineering. • Review project deliverables and provide verbal and written communication to the findings. • Conduct circuit analysis on new and existing equipment. Basic Qualifications: • Must have an Electronics or Electrical Engineering degree and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience or equivalent. • Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and Engineering Scheduling tools and applications, and be able to use the Internet as a gathering and communicating tool. • Proficiency with AutoCAD / MicroStation or similar tools. • Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form. • Ability to accomplish clear and concise general and technical writing and tactfully coordinate with a variety of project stake holders, peers, and management levels. • Ability to maintain an electronic project folder (as required) related to site preparation and equipment installation problems. • Working knowledge of telecommunication technology • Ability to provide technical assistance and recommendations regarding the closure of construction-related punch-list items. • Ability to work independently in a large Engineering Organization. • Basic knowledge of multiple disciplines regarding their general requirements for typical standard types of projects. • Ability to discuss project related items with stakeholders, contractors, and code related Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). • Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment. • Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance and pass a drug screening. Desired Qualifications: • Knowledge of National Electric Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Assoc (NFPA) standards, National Airspace System Equipment Tower • Knowledge of OSHA and general construction and electrical safety standards. • Knowledge of NAS facilities such as ASR, ATCT, VOR, ARSR, RCAG. • (NASET), National Airspace System Equipment Building (NASEB) • Knowledge of Corporate Work Plan (CWP) 4.1.12 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: July 20, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 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.

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