Electronics Engineer

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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 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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The city

The job is in Kansas City, MO. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Kansas City compares. Among the 80 largest places in Missouri, Kansas City is #1 by population, #58 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #24 for remote work (#1 = most), #54 for rent (#1 = cheapest). Its county, Jackson County, is #3 of 115 counties for average pay ($71,613).

The place in numbers

Kansas City has 510,612 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 8.2% of the population of Missouri. It covers 315 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 1,623 people per square mile. The median age is 35.8, 8% younger than the state median (35.8 against 39.0).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,238 a month (rent plus utilities), 20% above the state median ($1,238 against $1,033). Over a year that is 21.5% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $242,900, which is 3.5 times the median household income ($69,166); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 55.4% of households own their home, 19% below the state average (55.4% against 68.1%).

Work and pay

The Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area has 1,096,110 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $50,820 a year, about the same as the national median ($50,820 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (123,320 jobs, median $46,980); transportation and material moving (104,360 jobs, median $44,570); food preparation and serving related (96,330 jobs, median $32,000). The area is most specialised in personal care and service (1.2 times) and architecture and engineering (1.2 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($117,420) and computer and mathematical ($100,770). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Jackson County was 3.3%. 68.5% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Jackson County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 70.2% drive alone, 1.8% use public transit, 1.6% walk, 17.0% work from home. 6.9% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 40% below the state average (6.9% against 11.5%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

38.4% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 18% above the state share (38.4% against 32.4%). 8.6% of residents were born outside the United States, 91% above the state share (8.6% against 4.5%). The poverty rate is 14.7%, 16% above the state rate (14.7% against 12.6%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 79°F (26.1°C), and the coolest is Jan at 28°F (-2.1°C). About 1,038 mm (41 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (141 mm) and Jan the driest (32 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: Gladstone (6 miles, rent 12% lower); Roeland Park (8 miles, rent 28% higher); Mission (9 miles, rent 4% lower); Raytown (10 miles, similar rent). Rent differences are against Kansas City; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Official links for Kansas City

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• Official state website: mo.gov
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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.

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What is the Electronics Engineer job at Leidos?

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Kansas City, MO.

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What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Kansas City is $1,238 a month and median household income $69,166 (ACS 2020–2024).

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• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
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