Lead Mechanical Engineer, Undersea Systems

Leidos; Lynnwood (WA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead engineering efforts within the Undersea Systems Division, supporting underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions for critical defense missions.

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team developing and supporting customers with advanced maritime technologies, from production processes to prototype design, and contribute to delivering mission-critical solutions across sensor networks and unmanned systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Ocean), Physics, or Math.
• 4-8 years of experience with subsea maritime systems or other integrated electro-mechanical systems.
• 4+ years of experience leading integrated teams.
• Exposure to DoD technical program execution.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on mechanical engineering support for the production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems.
• Resolve production and field issues through technical investigation, root-cause analysis, and implementation of practical engineering solutions.
• Improve product designs for manufacturability, reliability, maintainability, and cost while maintaining system performance and mission requirements.
• Develop and maintain mechanical drawings, specifications, bills of material, work instructions, and other technical documentation needed to support production.
• Work closely with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technicians, and suppliers to address material, component, and assembly challenges.
• Support configuration changes, obsolescence management, component substitutions, repairs, and upgrades throughout the product lifecycle.
• Participate in system integration, test, troubleshooting, and disposition of nonconforming hardware to keep production and delivery on track.
• Provide engineering support for fielded systems, helping ensure delivered products remain reliable, supportable, and mission ready.

Skills

Subsea maritime systems experience

Leading integrated teams

DoD program execution exposure

U.S. Citizenship with SECRET clearance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Ocean), Physics, or Math

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead engineering efforts within the Undersea Systems Division, supporting underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions for critical defense missions.

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team developing and supporting customers with advanced maritime technologies, from production processes to prototype design, and contribute to delivering mission-critical solutions across sensor networks and unmanned systems.