Lead Software Engineer (Autonomy)

Leidos; Washington, Lynnwood (District of Columbia, WA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to spearhead the design and integration of innovative Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) programs. This role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high-quality product delivery for critical maritime missions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in C++ within Linux environments, and a passion for leading teams to success. With opportunities for hybrid work, this position offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where your expertise will contribute to groundbreaking projects of national importance.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience with a Bachelor's or 10-13 years with a Master's.
• Eligibility for Secret clearance and advanced C++ skills in Linux.

Responsibilities

• Lead software projects from inception to delivery and mentor team members.
• Design architectures for autonomous systems and manage project schedules.

Skills

C++

Software Design Patterns

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

VMware

Docker

Atlassian Tool Suite

Cameo

Magic Draw

Job description

Description

Leidos currently has an opening for a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical software engineering expertise in software project management and coordination as well as the design, development and integration of Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) programs that address existing and emerging maritime missions of national importance for a broad range of customers across multiple Department of Defense agencies. This position is located at our Lynnwood, WA office. Opportunities exist for mixed hybrid work opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on small teams from project inception to project delivery
• Coordinate with the project manager, customers, and other functional leads to develop schedules and budgets, allocate resources, and track and monitor progress
• Analyze software requirements and decompose into derived functional software requirements for a team to execute
• Design architectures for autonomous systems and vehicles
• Develop features for a software project based on derived software requirements and work with a team of engineers to estimate effort for these features
• Arbitrate challenging technical decisions with engineers by listening, understanding, and driving towards the best solution to meet the project requirements
• Work with other software project leads to develop consistent processes and spearhead changes and innovation for our software development processes and methodologies
• Engage engineers as a mentor for technical, communication, and executive skills on the team
• Provide guidance and support through the testing and evaluation process to ensure delivery of a high-quality product

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
• Advanced language skills in C++ within a Linux environment
• An eagerness to lead and mentor a group of senior and junior developers towards a successful product delivery
• Familiarity and basic understanding of Software Design Patterns
• Familiarity with MBSE Systems Modeling Language (SysML) tools such as Cameo or Magic Draw
• Experience with virtualized development and production environments (VMware, Docker, etc.)
• Experience with Agile-based methodologies using the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) or similar tools
• Ability to communicate and share ideas, concepts, designs, and technical plans with a team of engineers
• Constant integrity in working with our employees and customers
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance, US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Range of experience in languages such as C#, Java, Python, Rust, and others
• Experience and familiarity with embedded software development without an operating system
• Experience with system autonomy software in C++ or other languages
• Experience with testing code across multiple projects
• Ability to identify and resolve code defects in new and legacy code
• Background with the design, development, integration, and test of autonomous or remotely operated undersea vehicle systems
• Experience with ROS, Google Protocol Buffers, Python, SCons, and VSCode is a plus

Original Posting:

April 11, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.