Software Engineer

Leidos’ Undersea Systems Division is seeking a Software Engineer in San Diego, CA (onsite) to help rapidly prototype ocean systems. The position emphasizes end-to-end software development, including applications, services, data pipelines, and user interfaces, with requirements and verification aligned to mission needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with a small engineering team and customers to identify software requirements and assess candidate design approaches for complex technical problems.
• Work directly with customers to understand operational objectives, translate mission needs into technical requirements, demonstrate software capabilities, and incorporate feedback during development.
• Design and develop maintainable, robust, and high-performance software applications, services, data pipelines, and user interfaces.
• Develop Python-based software for data processing, analytics, hardware integration, automation, and test applications.
• Build and integrate web-based and desktop user interfaces that support system configuration, data visualization, and operational monitoring.
• Implement, test, integrate, and verify software solutions to meet project and customer requirements for functionality, reliability, performance, and usability.
• Maintain engineering documentation, including interface control documents, software requirements specifications, test procedures, and user documentation.
• Coordinate with engineering and customer stakeholders through regular communication, including design change anticipation, feature prioritization, and bug-fix planning.
• Support laboratory, field, and at-sea testing of prototype systems, including troubleshooting software, hardware interfaces, and operational data flows.
• Present technical concepts, development progress, test results, and product demonstrations to customers and other stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with an active SECRET security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another related STEM field.
• Relevant professional, internship, academic, or project experience developing and integrating software applications.
• Proficiency in Python, including experience using Python for applications, automation tools, data-processing solutions, or hardware-control software.
• Experience designing, developing, and integrating REST APIs.
• Proficiency with software version control processes and tools such as Git and GitHub.
• Working knowledge of Linux command-line tools and shell scripting.
• Experience testing and debugging applications that integrate multiple data sources, services, or hardware components.
• Ability to contribute effectively in a small, multidisciplinary team across multiple phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Professional customer interaction skills, including gathering requirements, communicating technical tradeoffs, presenting demonstrations, and responding to feedback.
• Ability to interpret complex technical documentation and communicate technical concepts in writing, orally, and visually.

Technologies

• Python
• REST APIs
• Git
• GitHub
• Linux command-line tools
• Shell scripting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with C++ and integrating software with purpose-built electro-mechanical or embedded systems.
• Experience developing modular test architectures that support live hardware, recorded data, simulation, or other test inputs.
• Experience integrating operational telemetry, environmental data, or external web services into software applications.
• Experience developing interactive dashboards, data visualizations, geospatial maps, or configurable filtering capabilities.
• Experience with test automation, build automation, static analysis, and continuous integration processes.
• Familiarity with embedded or network communications protocols such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, or serial communications.
• Familiarity with embedded electronics test equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, and hardware debuggers.
• Experience supporting laboratory, field, pier-side, or at-sea system integration and testing.
• Experience working directly with government, defense, or technical customers in a rapid-prototyping environment.
• Ability to operate independently, manage changing priorities, and take on broad technical responsibilities within a small team.

Schedule and Work Location

This position requires an onsite 9/80B schedule, working 80 hours over nine days across a two-week period, allowing for every other Friday off to align with the NIWC government team.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: USD 57,850 - 104,575 per year.

• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement
• Competitive compensation