Electro-Mechanical AIT Manufacturing Manager

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Leidos' Defense Sector Manufacturing Platform Integration Facility (PIF) is seeking an Electro-Mechanical AIT Manufacturing Manager to join our team in Huntsville, Alabama. The ideal candidate will thrive in learning environments that encourage leadership and technical growth. Experienced individual will lead a team of assembly, integration, and test technicians that will work closely with a team of engineers and customers to design and build hardware to meet unique technical requirements. Selected candidate will bring a diverse set of skills and an aptitude for solving complex problems. You will interpret drawings and use critical thinking to not only build and fabricate production and prototype hardware, as well as test and deploy the hardware.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and lead manufacturing electro-mechanical assembly, integration and test efforts to support platform integration activities.

• Interpretation of drawings, using critical thinking to not only build and fabricate production and prototype hardware, as well as test and deploy the hardware.

• Building Electrical and/or mechanical systems.

• Create and maintain work instructions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience working in an aerospace manufacturing environment or related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• Experience reading schematic drawings and other manufacturing documentation.

• Experience building electrical and/or mechanical systems for DoD.

• Interest in fabrication of hardware, be mechanically inclined, and demonstrate a good work ethic and responsibility.

• Good communication skills, working well on a team with diverse skillsets, working in a fast-paced environment, and a willingness to take on a variety of duties to help the team be successful.

• Candidate must be a resident of North Alabama area or willing to relocate to Huntsville-North Alabama area.

• Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience.

• Costpoint/Solumina/Agile/Windchill.

• Planning/Scheduling Experience.

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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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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.