Leidos Maritime System Solutions (MSS) is seeking an electrical engineer (EE) to work as part of a development team in a fast-paced, research, development, testing and evaluation environment at the Naval Information Warfare Center located in San Diego, CA.

This position will require the candidate to obtain and hold a Top Secret Clearance. This position is for a mid-level engineer to join a growing, fast-paced research, development, testing and evaluation team at Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific located in San Diego, California. 

Primary Responsibilities

This individual will work with a small team of engineers and technicians in development, test, and delivery of electronics based on system requirements.  Development includes design, implementation and integration of electrical hardware or sensors onto systems for deployment at-sea.  Most development and testing will be conducted in San Diego; however, engineers may occasionally be asked to travel in support of testing and/or operations in other locations both in the U.S. and abroad and may spend multiple days at-sea onboard ships. 

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor of Science or Master of Science (preferred) in Electrical Engineering. Hardware Design focus desired.

Top Secret Security Clearance preferred, eligible ok. Secret required.

A competitive candidate will possess a working knowledge of the following fundamental capabilities.  The candidate must be willing to participate in on-the-job training to gain expert proficiency.  

• Experience with analog and digital circuit design

  Experience with PCB design, layout, fabrication, documentation, and testing.

  Preference for experience with Altium Designer

• Knowledge of PCB fabrication and assembly techniques
• Experience using circuit test tools such as oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, multimeters, signal generators, etc.
• Experience with low-power microcontrollers using C/C++ language programming
• Experience with Programmable Logic (CPLD & FPGA), preference for VHLD language

Applicant shall have experience working in teams to develop solutions, deliver products, and test and evaluate performance.  Applicant shall have experience and skill analyzing experiment data to determine results as feedback into the development cycle.  Applicant shall have strong technical writing skills to provide input to technical reports and briefing material.

Preferred Qualifications

An ideal candidate would have experience with custom circuit card design, integration and testing, including troubleshooting and rework. 

Looking for a self-starter who can identify problems and work independently to generate alternate solutions. 

Ability to take a system-of-systems approach to understand requirements and produce reliable, robust designs.

Experience with at-sea test and evaluation (T&E) to include operations onboard small craft and large ships at sea is desired.  A willingness to conduct such testing is required.

Original Posting Date:

2025-02-21

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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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.