Electrical Engineer

Leidos • Lynnwood, WA

5d • $107,900 - $195,050

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support engineering efforts within its Undersea Systems Division. The role supports underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions for defense and national security missions. The engineer will work with a multidisciplinary team on advanced maritime technologies, supporting both production processes and prototype design.

The position provides hands-on electrical engineering support for production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems. It includes troubleshooting electrical and electronic hardware, conducting technical investigations and root-cause analysis, maintaining production documentation, coordinating with manufacturing and supplier teams, supporting component and configuration lifecycle activities, and helping fielded systems remain reliable and mission ready.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Systems, Electrical, or Ocean Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics.
• At least 10 years of experience with subsea maritime systems or other integrated electromechanical systems.
• At least 5 years of experience leading integrated teams.
• Exposure to DoD technical program execution.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Applicable industry experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Over 10 years leading design, development, and integration of complex subsea maritime systems.
• Experience with UUVs, deployed subsea systems, and underwater payloads.
• Experience with manufacturing processes and procedure development.
• Experience with underwater acoustics.
• Proven track record in product manufacturing and transitioning designs to production.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and quality-focused engineering processes.
• Exposure to DoD program execution, including contract, financial, and subcontractor management.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on electrical engineering support for production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems.
• Troubleshoot electrical and electronic hardware at the component, assembly, and system levels to resolve production and field issues.
• Conduct technical investigations and root-cause analysis, and develop practical solutions to improve reliability, manufacturability, and system performance.
• Develop and maintain electrical schematics, cable and wiring diagrams, bills of material, test procedures, specifications, and other production-support documentation.
• Work with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technicians, and suppliers to resolve component, circuit card, cabling, connector, and assembly challenges.
• Support component selection, configuration changes, obsolescence management, part substitutions, repairs, and technology refreshes across the product lifecycle.
• Support electrical integration and test activities, including test equipment, failure analysis, troubleshooting, and disposition of nonconforming hardware.
• Provide engineering support for fielded systems to help ensure delivered products remain reliable, supportable, and mission ready.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior