Electrical Engineer – Mid-Career

San Diego, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 87100 - 157450

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

General program information and/or position overview:

The Undersea Systems Division at Leidos currently has an opening for an Electrical Engineer in San Diego CA. Candidate will join a fast-paced team working to design and prototype embedded hardware for rugged ocean systems. Candidate will collaborate with a team of engineers to design and prototype embedded hardware firmware and software and will be directly involved in design development and testing of system components including circuit boards analog and digital sensors batteries and power supplies. Hardware design and layout experience are greatly desired. Candidates will be able to contribute to the team at all stages of design and prototyping from initial concept development to rapid design and testing efforts as well as supporting manufacture of engineering prototype systems and planning and executing real-world demonstrations for customers.

Primary Responsibilities:

Identify engineering challenges and recommend component and/or system designs to solve them
Design prototype and test system components in collaboration with project leads and team members
Work within multi-disciplinary team of ocean mechanical material and acoustic engineers to successfully integrate prototype components into full-scale engineering prototype systems
Contribute to component-level and system-level testing throughout development
Conduct research and testing as needed to understand and then correct component-level design and manufacturing flaws when they are found
Develop and maintain design and manufacturing documentation and procedures
Mentor early-career electrical engineers assigned to the engineering team

Basic Qualifications

U.S. Citizen

Masters or bachelors degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program.

Ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance or (preferred) an active SECRET security clearance.

3 years of experience in circuit design and CAD layout software (Altium Designer OrCAD PADS etc.).

3 years of experience in detailed design and prototyping of electronic components.

Knowledge of electronics fabrication and assembly.

Familiarity with basic configuration control.

Experience in one or more of the following design areas:

Analog and digital circuit board circuit design layout manufacturing and testing.

Microcontroller firmware design and test (C preferred)

FPGA firmware design and test (VHDL preferred)

Embedded digital signal processing (DSP)

Linux kernel device driver development

Fiber-optics hardware design and test

Ability to read understand and interpret complex technical documents.

Ability to communicate complex ideas orally and visually.

Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint and Visio).

Proficiency in Electrical CAD software.

Ability to lift 40 lbs.

Willingness to travel infrequently for sea-testing or product demonstrations.

Preferred Qualifications

Working knowledge of common test equipment:

DC power supplies

Digital multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Vendor specific programmers or debuggers

SUBSEAMSS

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

February 2 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 $87100.00 - $157450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

Required Experience:

General program information and/or position overview:The Undersea Systems Division at Leidos currently has an opening for an Electrical Engineer in San Diego CA. Candidate will join a fast-paced team working to design and prototype embedded hardware for rugged ocean systems. Candidate will collabora...