Procurement Specialist
Company: Leidos
Location: Ridgecrest
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
The Defense Systems Sector at Leidos currently has an opening
for a Procurement Specialist to work in our Ridgecrest, Ca. office.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping with
the AEWTTR mission. In this mission we provide engineering support
for design, modification, and maintenance of ground radar and
associated devices for the Navy’s Aircrew Electronic Warfare (EW)
training capability. Our organization designs, manufactures,
integrates, and provides depot level support for a wide variety of
EW threat simulation systems that are part of the training
infrastructure that ensures our Navy Aircrews are the most
effective. Primary Responsibilities: Prepare and submit purchase
requests, convert PRs into POs and track purchase status and
delivery schedules. Prepare DD254, DD-1149, and other shipping
documents while assisting in maintaining vendor contact list and
quote records. Ensure accuracy of pricing, part numbers, lead times
and compare supplier quotes to determine best value. Coordinate
inbound/outbound shipments with warehouse, carrier, or freight
forwarder. Attend weekly procurement meetings. Ability and
willingness to work onsite in Ridgecrest California. (Relocation
not offered) Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD
Secret clearance. (U.S. Citizenship is required) Basic
Qualifications: Typically requires High School Diploma or
equivalent and 1-2 years of prior relevant experience. Must Have:
1-2 years of prior experience in material procurement, production,
planning, and inventory. 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: March 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 $45,500.00 - $82,250.00 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.
Keywords: Leidos, Hanford , Procurement Specialist, Engineering , Ridgecrest, California
