Electrical Engineer

Leidos Inc; Lynnwood (WA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Inc is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead engineering efforts within the Undersea Systems Division. You will support underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions for defense missions.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team on production processes to prototype design, ensuring reliability and readiness of complex maritime systems across sensor networks and unmanned platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Ocean), Physics, or Math.
• 10+ years of experience with subsea maritime systems or integrated electro‑mechanical systems.
• 5+ years of experience leading integrated teams.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance (current secret clearance required).

Responsibilities

• Provide hands‑on electrical engineering support for production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems.
• Troubleshoot electrical and electronic hardware at component, assembly, and system levels to resolve production and field issues.
• Perform technical investigations and root‑cause analysis to improve reliability and manufacturability.
• Develop and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, BOMs, test procedures, specifications, and technical docs.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technicians, and suppliers to resolve electrical challenges.
• Support component selection, configuration changes, obsolescence management, and lifecycle refreshes.
• Support electrical integration and testing activities, including test equipment, failure analysis, and disposition of nonconforming hardware.
• Provide engineering support for fielded systems to ensure reliability and mission readiness.

Skills

Subsea maritime systems

Team leadership

DoD program experience

Top Secret clearance eligibility

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Ocean), Physics, or Math

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead cutting‑edge engineering efforts within the Undersea Systems Division. This role is a unique opportunity to support underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions in support of critical defense and national security missions.

You’ll be an engineer supporting a multidisciplinary team developing and supporting customers with advanced maritime technologies, from production processes to prototype design.

Leidos' Undersea Systems Division is a recognized leader in undersea technologies, delivering innovative, mission‑critical solutions across sensor networks, unmanned systems, and tactical platforms. We’re known for achieving "industry firsts" in the most challenging maritime domains, as well as supporting well‑developed processes and procedures to support excellence in execution for our customers.

Join us and be part of a world‑class team delivering unmatched solutions for today’s most pressing maritime missions.

Why Join Us?

• Make a Mission Impact: See your work directly contribute to U.S. maritime dominance by delivering and sustaining critical systems the warfighter depends on.


• Turn Capability into Readiness: Support proven technologies through production, integration, fielding, and long‑term operational support.


• Own Real‑World Results: Solve the production, quality, supply chain, and sustainment challenges that determine whether complex systems are ready when the mission demands them.


• Work with an Exceptional Team: Collaborate with engineers, manufacturing professionals, technicians, program teams, suppliers, and customers to deliver reliable systems.


• Build Capability That Lasts: Help improve how we produce, support, upgrade, and sustain maritime systems throughout their operational lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

• Provide hands‑on electrical engineering support for the production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems.


• Troubleshoot electrical and electronic hardware at the component, assembly, and system level to resolve production and field issues.


• Perform technical investigations and root‑cause analysis, developing practical engineering solutions that improve reliability, manufacturability, and system performance.


• Develop and maintain electrical schematics, cable and wiring diagrams, bills of material, test procedures, specifications, and other technical documentation needed to support production.


• Work closely with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technicians, and suppliers to resolve electrical component, circuit card, cabling, connector, and assembly challenges.


• Support component selection, configuration changes, obsolescence management, part substitutions, repairs, and technology refreshes throughout the product lifecycle.


• Support electrical integration and test activities, including test equipment, failure analysis, troubleshooting, and disposition of nonconforming hardware.


• Provide engineering support for fielded systems, helping ensure delivered products remain reliable, supportable, and mission ready.

What You Bring

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Ocean), Physics, or Math


• 10+ years of experience with subsea maritime systems or other integrated electro‑mechanical systems


• 5+ years of experience with leading integrated teams


• Exposure to DoD technical program execution


• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance. Current secret clearance required.

Preferred Experience:

• Applicable experience in the industry may be possible in lieu of a degree


• Over 10 years leading design, development, and integration of complex subsea maritime systems


• Experience with UUVs, deployed subsea systems, and underwater payloads


• Experience with manufacturing processes and procedure development


• Experience with underwater acoustics


• Proven track record in product manufacturing and transitioning designs to production


• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and quality‑focused engineering processes

Exposure to DoD program execution, including contract, financial, and subcontractor management.

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.

About Leidos

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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

• competitive compensation


• Health and Wellness programs


• Income Protection


• Paid Leave and Retirement

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.