Subsea Lead Program Engineer

Leidos is seeking a Subsea Lead Program Engineer to lead cutting-edge engineering efforts within the Undersea Systems Division (USD). This role is a unique opportunity to drive innovation in remote vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions that support critical defense and national security missions.

You'll support a multidisciplinary project team developing advanced maritime technologies.

Leidos' Maritime 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 and lead both the strategic and tactical direction of next-generation undersea technologies.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design, development, and integration of all subsea elements across a program lifecycle.
• Own technical performance and delivery of subsea systems, ensuring alignment with program requirements and milestones.
• Serve as the primary authority for subsea architecture, interfaces, and system integration.
• Lead design reviews, trade studies, risk development and mitigation, and technical decision-making processes for the subsea systems.
• Oversee multiple subcontractors supporting the subsea components of the program, ensuing interoperability between systems.
• Support the planning and executing of subsea portions of offshore testing campaigns, including deployment, recovery, and in-water operations.
• Integrate across the program with other leads, the Program Manager, and customer to ensure program success across all systems.
• Lead and mentor junior employees, empowering them through assigning tasks, setting priorities, and ensuring accountability in a productive and high-performance environment.
• Travel when needed (approximately 0-25% time) to support customer needs and attend team meetings.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or similar technical discipline.
• 8+ years' total experience.
• Demonstrated experience with ROVs, subsea tooling, undersea communications, and/or sensor integration.
• Strong technical focus, ability to support team leadership, and establish strong, collaborative working relationships with government customers, technical staff, senior managers, and peers.
• Strong problem-solving skills, along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Contribute to the successful capture of competitive US DoD contracts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the US Navy programs, contracts, and mission requirements.
• Experience with offshore or at-sea test operations.

Proven ability to lead technical teams and manage complex engineering efforts.

SUBSEAMSS

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Original Posting:

June 4, 2026

For 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.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.