Lead Electrical & Computer Engineer

Leidos is seeking Computer Engineers and Electrical Engineers for cutting-edge engineering efforts within the Maritime System Solutions (MSS) Portfolio of our Undersea Systems Division (USD). This role is an opportunity to contribute to innovation in underwater vehicle systems maritime sensors subsea telemetry and ISR solutions that support critical defense and national security missions.

Youll work with a multidisciplinary team developing advanced maritime technologies from prototype design to full-scale system deployment for ongoing Navy missions.

Leidos Undersea Systems Division is a recognized leader in C4ISR technologies delivering innovative mission-critical solutions across sensor networks unmanned systems and tactical platforms. Were known for achieving industry firsts in the most challenging maritime domains.

Join us and be part of a world-class team delivering unmatched solutions for todays most pressing maritime missions.

Why Join Us

• Make an Impact: Your work will directly support U.S. maritime dominance and national security.
• Lead Innovation: Be at the forefront of applying innovative technology and autonomy to real-world maritime systems.
• Work with Experts: Collaborate with a top-tier team of engineers scientists and technicians located across the U.S.
• Shape the Future: Help us build next-generation subsea technologies.

What Youll Do

• Contribute to technical innovation and product improvements aligned with customer needs and mission goals.
• Firmware & Software development for microcontrollers and FPGAs.
• Circuit board level design of high reliability high voltage (1kV or greater) DC/DC power systems
• Circuit board level design of simultaneously sampled remote analog data acquisition equipment
• Design of long-distance fiber optic telemetry systems

What You Bring

Required Experience & Skills:

• Bachelors degree or Masters degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• At least 4 years of experience with subsea maritime systems or other integrated electro-mechanical systems
• Experience with design prototype production and test of multi-layer printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs)
• Experience with FPGAs and MCUs
• Functional literacy of Linux operating systems and ability to use basic command line tools
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a SECRET clearance
• Commitment to complete and accurate documentation of designs procedures analyses and test results as part of the engineering deliverable.

Preferred Experience:

• Familiarity with and ability to apply basic software engineering practices to firmware & software development
• Experience producing engineering documentation suitable for design reviews manufacturing and long-term support
• Experience working independently and collaboratively towards defined objectives within a multidisciplinary geographically diverse team
• Experience with Altium Designer
• Experience with Xilinx Zynq FPGAs and Vivado IDE
• Experience with C/C & cross-platform compiling for ARM systems
• Familiarity with Python Bash MATLAB SPICE
• Experience with Microchip PIC32 & PIC24 STMicroelectronics STM32
• Experience with UUVs deployed subsea systems and underwater payloads
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and quality-focused engineering processes
• Exposure to DoD technical program execution
• Familiarity with IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001
• Willing to travel up to 10%

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.

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Pay Range:

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.