Embedded Electrical Engineer – Ocean Systems (Secret Clearance)

Via Logic LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Electrical Engineer in San Diego, CA to design and prototype embedded hardware for rugged ocean systems. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team on circuit boards, sensors, batteries, and power supplies, from concept to prototype to demonstration.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE, 5+ years in circuit design and CAD, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance. Onsite 9/80 schedule with occasional marine vessel work may be involved.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen required.
• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program.
• Ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance (preferred active clearance).
• 5+ years of circuit design and CAD layout experience (Altium, OrCAD, PADS).
• 5+ years of detailed design and prototyping of electronic components.
• Knowledge of electronics fabrication and assembly.
• Familiarity with configuration control.
• Experience in analog and digital circuit board design, layout, manufacturing, and testing.
• Experience in microcontroller firmware design and testing (C preferred).
• Experience in FPGA firmware design and testing (VHDL preferred).
• Experience in embedded DSP.
• Experience in Linux kernel device driver development.
• Experience in fiber-optics hardware design and testing.

Responsibilities

• Identify engineering challenges and recommend component/system designs.
• Design, prototype, and test system components with project teams.
• Work with multi-disciplinary team to integrate prototypes into full systems.
• Contribute to component- and system-level testing throughout development.
• Research and test to understand and correct design/manufacturing flaws.
• Develop and maintain design and manufacturing documentation.
• Mentor junior electrical engineers on the team.

Skills

Circuit design

CAD layout

Embedded firmware

FPGA design

DSP

Linux driver

Firmware debugging

Documentation

Configuration control

Microcontroller

Analog design

Digital design

Power electronics

Education

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD

PADS

Job description

Leidos is seeking an Electrical Engineer in San Diego, CA to design and prototype embedded hardware for rugged ocean systems. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team on circuit boards, sensors, batteries, and power supplies, from concept to prototype to demonstration.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE, 5+ years in circuit design and CAD, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance. Onsite 9/80 schedule with occasional marine vessel work may be involved.