Lead Mechanical Engineer, Undersea Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Mechanical Engineer to lead the Undersea Systems Division, supporting underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions for critical defense missions. You will work with a multidisciplinary team from production through prototype design.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, system integration, and collaboration with suppliers to deliver reliable, manufacturable maritime systems across their lifecycle. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, 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 SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on mechanical engineering support for production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems.
• Resolve production and field issues through technical investigation, root-cause analysis, and 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 to ensure delivered products remain reliable and mission-ready.

Skills

Subsea systems experience

Team leadership

DoD program execution

U.S. Citizenship

Education

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

Job description

Leidos seeks a Mechanical Engineer to lead the Undersea Systems Division, supporting underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions for critical defense missions. You will work with a multidisciplinary team from production through prototype design.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, system integration, and collaboration with suppliers to deliver reliable, manufacturable maritime systems across their lifecycle. U.S.