Embedded Systems Electrical & Computer EngineerLeidos is seeking
Computer Engineers and
Electrical Engineers for cutting-edge engineering efforts within the
Maritime System Solutions (MSS) Portfolio of our
Undersea Systems Division (USD). This role is an opportunity to contribute to innovation in
underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions that support critical defense and national security missions.
You'll work with a multidisciplinary team developing advanced maritime technologies, from
prototype design to
full-scale system deployment for ongoing Navy missions.
What You'll Do- Contribute to technical innovation and product improvements aligned with customer needs and mission goals.
- Firmware & Software development for microcontrollers and FPGAs.
- Circuit board level design of high reliability, high voltage (1kV or greater) DC/DC power systems
- Circuit board level design of simultaneously sampled remote analog data acquisition equipment
- Design of long-distance fiber optic telemetry systems
- Support system architecture, subsystem trade studies, and design decisions across hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test disciplines.
- Plan, execute, and document verification and validation activities, including engineering tests, qualification tests, acceptance tests, troubleshooting, and anomaly resolution.
- Create and maintain engineering documentation including specifications, interface control documents, schematics, test procedures, test reports, design analyses, build documentation, and lifecycle support artifacts.
- Support design reviews, production readiness reviews, failure investigations, corrective actions, and technical risk reduction activities.
- Work with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program teams to transition designs from prototype through production and field support.
- Contribute to configuration management, change control, design release, and product baseline maintenance for hardware, firmware, and documentation.
What You BringRequired Experience & Skills:- Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- At least 5 years of experience with subsea maritime systems or other integrated electro-mechanical systems
- Experience with requirements traceability, verification planning, and objective quality evidence (OQE) generation.
- Experience with design, prototype, production and test of multi-layer printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs)
- Experience with FPGAs, MCUs and Hardware Description Languages (VHDL, Verilog)
- Experience with Python, Bash, MATLAB, SPICE, C/C++
- Functional literacy of Linux operating systems and ability to use basic command line tools
- Ability to apply basic software engineering practices to firmware & software development
- Ability to troubleshoot complex integrated systems across electronics, firmware, software, sensors, telemetry, power, and mechanical interfaces.
- Experience producing complete and accurate engineering documentation, including designs, procedures, analyses, and test results, suitable for design reviews, manufacturing, quality, program execution, and long-term sustainment.
- Experience working independently and collaboratively towards defined objectives within a multidisciplinary geographically diverse team
- U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a SECRET clearance
Preferred Experience:- Experience with Altium Designer
- Experience with Xilinx Zynq FPGAs and Vivado IDE
- Experience with cross-platform compiling C/C++ for ARM systems
- Experience with Microchip PIC32 & PIC24, STMicroelectronics STM32
- Experience with UUVs, deployed subsea systems, and underwater payloads
- Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and quality-focused engineering processes
- Exposure to DoD technical program execution
- Familiarity with IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001
- Willing to travel up to 10%
Original Posting:May 28, 2026
Pay Range:Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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.
