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Electronics Engineer

Leidos

Kansas City, MOJob$87–157K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$87–157K/yr
Location
Kansas City, MO
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Leidos is hiring Electronics Engineers to support the FAA Central Service Area Engineering Services Group and its air traffic control modernization initiative. The role involves assessing sites, preparing technical requirements and cost estimates, reviewing contractor proposals, coordinating with FAA stakeholders, and supporting installation and commissioning. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering; four years of relevant experience is preferred, though candidates with less experience may be considered.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OfficeCAD SoftwareWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationStakeholder CoordinationCollaborationAdaptabilityInitiativeProfessionalismJudgmentAccountability

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering4 Years Relevant ExperienceFAA Public Trust SuitabilityU.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder With 3 Years' ResidencyAbility to Travel 25–50%

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Description

Leidos is building a team of Electronics Engineer to support the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Central Service Area Engineering Services Group in various locations across the US to include Des Moines WA, Fort Worth, TX, Kansas City, MO, Des Plaines, IL, College Park, GA, Jamaica NY and El Segundo, CA. These roles will play a key part in the FAA’s Brand-New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) modernization initiative—helping design, engineer, and deploy next‑generation air traffic control infrastructure across the National Airspace System.

What You’ll Do

  • Conduct site surveys to assess infrastructure needs for BNATCS deployments.

  • Develop detailed site preparation requirements and cost estimates.

  • Review contractor proposals to ensure technical accuracy and compliance.

  • Coordinate with FAA Service Centers, Technical Services, Air Traffic, and other stakeholders to manage risks and keep projects on track.

  • Schedule and support site preparation, installation, and commissioning activities.

  • Provide regular project status updates to leadership.

  • Maintain Corporate Work Plan data, project documentation, and facility drawing updates.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering.

  • 4 years of relevant experience preferred (candidates with less experience considered based on education, technical aptitude, and internships).

  • Ability to travel 25–50%.

  • Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust Suitability (U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder with 3 years’ residency).

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

  • Experience with AutoCAD or similar CAD software.

Desired Qualifications

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate across diverse stakeholder groups.

  • Demonstrated professionalism, collaboration skills, and the ability to work in multidisciplinary environments.

  • Initiative, adaptability, and eagerness to learn in a fast‑paced technical setting.

  • Sound judgment, accountability, and openness to feedback and growth.

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:

October 27, 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 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 www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .

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.

REQNUMBER: R-00195532-OTHLOC-PL-2D1434

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,781 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–157K/yr
  • Missouri median$120–199K/yr63 salary ranges
  • US median$118–193K/yr4,283 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $122K, is 24% below the Missouri median midpoint ($161K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering salary ranges in Missouri.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 131 open Engineering jobs in Missouri and 7,781 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Missouri
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (5,456 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,074 of the 7,781 open Engineering jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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