Material Control Specialist
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Leidos Defense Systems Electrical Manufacturing is seeking a Material Control Specialist to join our team that supports assembly of a variety of hardware including electrical chassis, cables, printed circuit board assemblies and electro-mechanical assembly efforts.
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Leidos Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing 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
- Work with lab managers and lab technicians supporting production efforts while maintaining delivery schedules and due dates.
- Material movement in and out of labs to support production builds.
- Generate serial numbers for subassemblies, organize and verify kits, and prep parts for use as required.
- Escalate kit shortages or problems needed to complete builds.
- Packaging of completed electrical assemblies.
- Track and move electronic subassemblies between electronic assembly labs, quality inspection labs, stockrooms, and shipping docks as required to meet quality, safety, and delivery goals.
- Perform all associated computer transactions necessary to document material movements in our corporate quality and accounting systems.
- Utilize visual management standards for labeling and staging totes of subassemblies and will ensure that work in process counts are accurate and up to date.
- Responsible for assisting and training lower level support employees.
- Work in team environment and interacting with different functions, project teams and productions teams.
Basic Qualifications
- Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and 3 years experience in inventory management, materials management or relevant experience.
- Ability to stand for up to 4 hours daily.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
- Applicants must be able to work independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to maintain workplace cleanliness with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- 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.
- This posting is for multiple opportunities ranging in years of experience. Level of opportunity, including compensation, will be matched to a candidate's experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in Deltek Costpoint.
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite. (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
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:
August 20, 2026For 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 $45,500.00 - $82,250.00The 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.
Company at a glance
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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers' missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes' America's Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute's World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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