Continuous Improvement Engineer

Location: Huntsville, AL

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos’ Defense Systems is seeking a talented Continuous Improvement Engineer for its Hypersonics line of business. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body program (CHGB). The CHGB is the Army’s #1 priority for strategic weapons capability for long-range precision fires and will counter and gain a lead on our adversaries' technological advances in this field, come join us in this exciting, cutting-edge field.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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Primary Responsibilities. 

• Analyze workflows to identify bottlenecks, waste, and inefficiencies that affect engineering work products.
• Lead value stream mapping initiatives.
• Develop and implement standardized work and visual management tools and systems.
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators and operational dashboards.
• Improve engineering throughput, document release cycle time, and labor efficiency.
• Interface with multifunctional team to understand roadblocks impeding the engineering document release process.
• Play a key role in engineering efforts to map and optimize processes.
• Develop implementation plans for process improvement initiatives.
• Present performance trends and provide recommendations to leadership.

Basic Qualifications. 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 2+ years of experience from an ABET accredited school.
• Ability to work tasks with limited direction, as well as provide clarification and instruction to others.
• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or other structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience leading issue resolution in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to drive decisions.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Eagerness to learn and grow within the organization.
• Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications.

• Prior work in DoD Missile, Reentry Vehicle, or Hypersonics fields.
• Experience working in a production environment.
• Experience in AS9100 or aerospace quality systems.
• Understanding of cost and schedule implications of typical engineering deliverables.
• Experience with value stream mapping, SIPOC diagrams, Kaizen team formation, process discovery, or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documentation.
• Experience working rapidly changing development programs.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Familiarity with EVM and program performance metrics.

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.

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