Electrical Engineer - Junior

Overview

The Undersea Systems Division at Leidos has an opening for an Electrical Engineer in San Diego, CA. The candidate will join a fast‑paced team that designs and prototypes embedded hardware for rugged ocean systems, collaborating with engineers on hardware, firmware, and software. Responsibilities span from concept development to rapid design, testing, manufacturing support, and real‑world demonstrations.

• Identify engineering challenges and recommend component and/or system designs to solve them.
• Design, prototype, and test system components in collaboration with project leads and team members.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team of ocean, mechanical, material, and acoustic engineers to successfully integrate prototype components into full‑scale engineering prototype systems.
• Contribute to component‑level and system‑level testing throughout development.
• Conduct research and testing as needed to understand and then correct component‑level design and manufacturing flaws when they are found.
• Develop and maintain design and manufacturing documentation and procedures.

• U.S. Citizen
• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program.
• Ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance, or (preferred) an active SECRET security clearance.
• 2+ years of experience in circuit design and CAD layout software (Altium Designer, OrCAD, PADS, etc.).
• 2+ years of experience in detailed design and prototyping of electronic components.
• Knowledge of electronics fabrication and assembly.
• Familiarity with basic configuration control.
• Analog and digital circuit board design, layout, manufacturing, and testing.
• Microcontroller firmware design and test (C preferred).
• FPGA firmware design and test (VHDL preferred).
• Embedded digital signal processing (DSP).
• Linux kernel device driver development.
• Fiber‑optics hardware design and test.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret complex technical documents.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas orally and visually.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).
• Proficiency in Electrical CAD software.
• Ability to lift 40 lbs.
• Willingness to travel infrequently for sea‑testing or product demonstrations.

• Experience with DC power supplies.
• Experience with digital multimeters.
• Experience with oscilloscopes.
• Experience with logic analyzers.
• Experience with vendor‑specific programmers or debuggers.
• Experience in subseams (SUBSEAMSS).

Pay Range: $69,550.00 – $

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.