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Mechanical Engineer

Leidos · Detroit, MI · posted 2 days ago

In short: Mechanical Engineer at Leidos in Detroit, MI, posted 2 days ago.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Leidosemployer
Detroit, MIlocation
Manufacturing and hardware engsub-niche
2 days agoposted
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The job

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EmployerLeidos
LocationDetroit, Michigan
FieldEngineering, Construction and Energy › Manufacturing and hardware engineering
LevelSenior Level
Source categoryScience and Engineering
Posted2026-11-06 (2 days ago)
Work arrangementOn-site at the location listed
PayNot published in the source listing

Job description

Description

The Leidos National Airspace Systems Integration Support (NISC) Program is looking for a Mechaniccal Engineer to support the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office.

Must be a Registered Professional Engineer in good standing in the United States

Telework with 25% travel.
Must be located in the Eastern time zone area.

Primary Responsibilities


Mechanical Engineer Basic Qualifications:


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 16, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.

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 LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

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.

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.

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Explore around this job

Field: Engineering, Construction and Energy Sub-niche: Manufacturing and hardware engineering All jobs at Leidos Jobs in Michigan Jobs in Detroit, MI Detroit city guide Michigan state guide Wayne County economy Pay for this occupation (BLS) All 45 open jobs for this occupation

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About the role

This is a Senior Level role in the Engineering, Construction and Energy field (Manufacturing and hardware engineering) at Leidos. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

The closest occupation in the official wage statistics is Mechanical engineers (a match by name, so treat it as an estimate). Nationally its median pay is $104,110 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), employment is projected to change by +11.2% between 2025 and 2035, and the typical entry route is: Bachelor's degree.

In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area the median for this occupation is $109,470 a year with 22,500 jobs (BLS OEWS, May 2025). This is a statistic for the occupation, not an offer from this employer.

Pay by state and metro area for this occupation →

Does the pay work here? (estimate)

Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set; set your own state tax rate. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.

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The city

The job is in Detroit, MI. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Detroit compares. Among the 100 largest places in Michigan, Detroit is #1 by population, #96 for household income (#1 = highest), #90 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #78 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, Wayne County, is #2 of 83 counties for average pay ($76,411).

The place in numbers

Detroit has 638,530 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 6.3% of the population of Michigan. It covers 139 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 4,603 people per square mile. The median age is 35.2, 12% younger than the state median (35.2 against 40.2).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,074 a month (rent plus utilities), 5% below the state median ($1,074 against $1,129). Over a year that is 32.3% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so rent here is above that line for the typical household. The median home value is $83,900, which is 2.1 times the median household income ($39,938); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 50.4% of households own their home, 31% below the state average (50.4% against 73.2%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area has 1,904,530 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $52,080 a year, about the same as the national median ($52,080 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (208,230 jobs, median $47,280); production (167,920 jobs, median $48,490); transportation and material moving (164,950 jobs, median $44,200). The area is most specialised in architecture and engineering (2.4 times) and production (1.6 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($127,690) and computer and mathematical ($104,070). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Wayne County was 6.7%. 54.1% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Wayne County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 65.5% drive alone, 4.9% use public transit, 2.8% walk, 12.0% work from home. 11.4% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 12% below the state average (11.4% against 12.9%).

People and education

18.1% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 44% below the state share (18.1% against 32.5%). 6.6% of residents were born outside the United States, 8% below the state share (6.6% against 7.2%). The poverty rate is 32.7%, 148% above the state rate (32.7% against 13.2%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 72°F (22.4°C), and the coolest is Jan at 24°F (-4.7°C). About 847 mm (33 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (97 mm) and Jan the driest (52 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Hamtramck (3 miles, rent 8% lower); Hazel Park (5 miles, rent 22% higher); Ferndale (5 miles, rent 22% higher); Oak Park (7 miles, rent 30% higher). Rent differences are against Detroit; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Detroit, MI that have a guide, with what living there costs. The last-but-one column divides a year of rent by the median pay of the closest occupation ($109,470 a year), an estimate, not this employer's pay.

Sort:
Place ⇅Distance from the job city ⇅Median rent ⇅Median home value ⇅Median household income ⇅Commute 45+ min ⇅Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅Open jobs there ⇅
Detroit, MI0 mi$1,074$83,900$39,93811.4%11.8%Jobs
Hamtramck, MI3 mi$989$131,000$39,29312.1%10.8%—
Hazel Park, MI5 mi$1,314$158,600$67,0738.9%14.4%—
Ferndale, MI5 mi$1,311$247,700$94,6406.9%14.4%—
Oak Park, MI7 mi$1,396$212,300$71,5106.8%15.3%—
Dearborn, MI7 mi$1,327$218,800$65,3248.0%14.5%Jobs
Melvindale, MI8 mi$1,110$125,800$42,1858.2%12.2%—
Warren, MI9 mi$1,225$193,400$64,0169.4%13.4%Jobs
Madison Heights, MI9 mi$1,176$199,100$69,5039.7%12.9%—
Royal Oak, MI9 mi$1,381$328,700$101,1098.9%15.1%—
Berkley, MI9 mi$1,526$316,700$116,2395.6%16.7%—
Grosse Pointe Park, MI9 mi$1,379$473,100$124,11113.2%15.1%—
Harper Woods, MI10 mi$1,351$157,200$65,02212.1%14.8%—
Eastpointe, MI10 mi$1,325$142,200$62,32511.4%14.5%—
Dearborn Heights, MI10 mi$1,331$185,100$60,3919.9%14.6%—
Allen Park, MI10 mi$1,246$183,700$81,65511.9%13.7%—
Southfield, MI10 mi$1,340$236,200$68,1668.0%14.7%Jobs
Lincoln Park, MI10 mi$1,023$131,000$58,61613.5%11.2%—
Clawson, MI11 mi$1,253$267,100$88,6369.2%13.7%—
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI11 mi$1,879$342,100$126,3959.3%20.6%—

Career paths

Occupations close to Mechanical engineers in the official classification, with pay, outlook and whether there are open jobs for them on this site right now.

Sort:
Occupation ⇅National median pay ⇅Growth 2025–35 ⇅Openings a year (US) ⇅Open jobs here ⇅
Industrial engineers$102,440+12.4%23,1007 open
Engineers, all other$122,930+3.7%8,800none right now

Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far Detroit, MI is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

Sort:
From ⇅Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅Population of that city ⇅
Columbus, OH166 mi914,802
Chicago, IL238 mi2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN240 mi885,860
Philadelphia, PA445 mi1,579,706
New York, NY488 mi8,483,844
Charlotte, NC510 mi903,844
Jacksonville, FL836 mi977,670
Oklahoma City, OK908 mi697,125
Dallas, TX997 mi1,307,930
Fort Worth, TX1,021 mi963,194
Houston, TX1,106 mi2,328,253
Denver, CO1,146 mi718,877
Austin, TX1,164 mi979,539
San Antonio, TX1,238 mi1,479,835
Phoenix, AZ1,682 mi1,642,323
Seattle, WA1,930 mi754,195
San Diego, CA1,961 mi1,389,526
Los Angeles, CA1,986 mi3,857,263
San Jose, CA2,065 mi990,138
San Francisco, CA2,116 mi830,235

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

Sort:
City ⇅Straight-line distance ⇅Open jobs ⇅
Dearborn, MI7 mi3
Auburn Hills, MI21 mi2
Belleville, MI23 mi2
Milford, MI29 mi2

The employer

Leidos is the employer in this listing. See all its open jobs here →

Company description (from The Muse): Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.

size: Large Size; industries: Information Technology; locations on The Muse: Reston, VA.

It is among the 200 largest US-headquartered employers in our list, with about 47,000 employees worldwide (year not stated). Company page with headquarters, state economy and official links →

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What is the Mechanical Engineer job at Leidos?

A senior level role in engineering, construction and energy (manufacturing and hardware engineering) listed 2 days ago. The full description is on this page and on The Muse.

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Detroit, MI.

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How much does it pay?

The listing does not publish pay. For the closest occupation (Mechanical engineers) the national median is $104,110 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Detroit is $1,074 a month and median household income $39,938 (ACS 2020–2024).

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It was posted on 2026-11-06 (2 days ago). Jobs older than 90 days are not shown.

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