Chief EngineerLeidos
Description
Job Description
Leidos is seeking a Chief Engineer/Solution Architect to lead cutting-edge engineering efforts within the Undersea Systems Division. This role is a unique opportunity to drive innovation in underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions that support critical defense and national security missions.
You'll be a lead engineer supporting a multidisciplinary team developing and supporting customers with advanced maritime technologies, from prototype design to initial unit production.
Leidos’ Undersea Systems Division is a recognized leader in C4ISR technologies, delivering innovative, mission-critical solutions across sensor networks, unmanned systems, and tactical platforms. We’re known for achieving “industry firsts” in the most challenging maritime domains.
Join us and be part of a world-class team delivering unmatched solutions for today's most pressing maritime missions.
Why Join Us?
- Make an Impact: Your work will directly support U.S. maritime dominance and national security.
- Lead Innovation: Be at the forefront of applying innovative technology and autonomy to real-world maritime systems.
- Work with Experts: Collaborate with a top-tier team of engineers, scientists, and technicians located across the U.S.
- Shape the Future: Influence both the strategic and tactical direction of next-generation subsea technologies.
What You’ll Do
- Provide strategic and technical leadership for a maritime program.
- Drive technical innovation and product improvements aligned with customer needs and mission goals.
- Ensure a “design for manufacturing” focus during system development.
- Guide systems engineering efforts, including architecture, requirements derivation, and design integration.
- Mentor a matrixed team of engineers through the full product lifecycle.
What You Bring
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Ocean), Computer Science, 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
- Experience with manufacturing processes and procedure development
- Exposure to DoD technical program execution
- U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance
Preferred Experience:
- Over 10 years leading design, development, and integration of complex subsea maritime systems
- Experience with UUVs, deployed subsea systems, and underwater payloads
- 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.
SUBSEAMSS
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
December 30, 2025For 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.
