Systems EngineerLeidos
Description
We are seeking a Systems Engineer within the Undersea Systems Division to serve as a technical leader across system architecture, analysis, integration, and verification activities. This position supports a wide variety of underwater vehicles and unattended sensor systems and spans advanced to principal-level responsibilities. The ideal candidate balances hands-on technical execution with cross-functional leadership across the full system lifecycle and is comfortable working in complex undersea environments.
Join us and be part of a world-class team delivering unmatched solutions for today's most pressing maritime missions. You will work on mission-critical programs that demand rigorous engineering discipline and innovation. This role offers the opportunity to influence system-level decisions, shape technical baselines, and mentor other engineers while collaborating closely with customers, software, hardware, and test teams.
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
- Serve as a Systems Engineer, developing and maintaining system-level architectures, interfaces, and design artifacts across the program lifecycle.
- Lead and support TEMPALT development, ATO packages, and system safety analyses, including coordination with program, cybersecurity, and safety stakeholders.
- Develop system-level test strategies and plans, and coordinate verification and validation activities across multiple teams and test venues.
- Provide Technical Data Package oversight, ensuring technical integrity, configuration control, and compliance with contractual and program requirements.
- Perform and review reliability and safety analyses, including FMEA and FMECA, and ensure findings are appropriately mitigated and documented.
- Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering practices using Cameo to support requirements, architecture, and traceability.
- Collaborate across disciplines to integrate hardware, software, and control systems into cohesive system solutions.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to mid-level and junior systems engineers.
What You Bring
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Ocean), Computer Science, Physics, or Math.
- 4-8 years of experience with subsea maritime systems or other integrated electro-mechanical systems
- 4-8 years of experience with leading integrated teams
- Exposure to DoD technical program execution
- U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a SECRET clearance
Preferred Experience:
- 4-8 years leading design, development, and integration of complex subsea maritime systems
- Experience with UUVs, deployed subsea systems, and underwater payloads
- Hands-on experience with TEMPALT development, the TEMPALT approval process, ATO processes, and system safety analysis
- Experience developing and coordinating system-level testing activities
- Proven experience providing Technical Data Package oversight
- Strong background performing FMEA and FMECA
- Proven track record in product manufacturing and transitioning designs to production
- Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and quality-focused engineering processes
- Familiarity with vehicle software and control systems
- 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:
April 23, 2026For 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.
