LELeidos
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 7 months
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Open roles (6)
- Mechanical Engineer Huntsville, AL· $70k – $126k
- Lead Mechanical Engineer Huntsville, AL· $87k – $157k
- Synthetic Industrial Chemist Morris County, NJ· $59k – $107k
- Materials Test Engineer Huntsville, AL· $87k – $157k
- Manufacturing Engineer Weekend Shift Colorado Springs, CO· $73k – $133k
- Chemical Engineer Morris County, NJ· $58k – $105k
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
Leidos filed 12 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $112K a year.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 4 | $105K |
| Computational Material Scientist | 2 | · |
| Multiphase Computational Scientist | 2 | · |
| Catalyst Synthesis Research Scientist | 1 | · |
| Materials Scientist | 1 | · |
| Senior Energy Engineer | 1 | · |
By occupation: Materials scientists 6 · Chemists 2 · Chemical engineers 2 · Mechanical engineers 1. Worksites: WV 7 · PA 2 · NY 1.
From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.
Posting volume · last 7 months
21 roles posted across 7 months, averaging 3/month.
