Lead Embedded Software Engineer; Autonomy

Description

Leidos currently has an opening for a Lead Embedded Software Engineer to provide technical firmware engineering expertise and firmware/embedded project management and coordination supporting the design, development and integration of Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) programs that address existing and emerging maritime missions of national importance for a broad range of customers across multiple Department of Defense agencies. This position is located at our Lynnwood, WA office.

• Provide technical firmware/embedded leadership on small teams from project inception to project delivery
• Coordinate with the project manager, customers, and other functional leads to develop schedules and budgets, allocate resources, and track and monitor progress
• Engage firmware/embedded engineers as a mentor for technical, communication, and executive skills on the team
• Analyze firmware requirements and decompose into derived functional firmware requirements for a team to execute
• Design embedded architectures for autonomous systems and vehicles
• Develop features for a software project based on derived firmware requirements and work with a team of engineers to estimate effort for these features
• Arbitrate challenging technical decisions with engineers by listening, understanding, and driving towards the best solution to meet the project requirements
• Work with software project leads to develop consistent processes and spearhead changes and innovation for our software and firmware development processes and methodologies
• Provide guidance and support through the testing and evaluation process to ensure delivery of a high-quality product

• Bachelor's degree with 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance, requires US Citizenship
• Advanced language skills in C/C++ within Linux and embedded environments
• Expertise in developing embedded solutions and architecture on the STM
  32 family of microcontrollers
• Expertise working with I2C, SPI, UART, CAN Bus, and similar interfaces on embedded systems
• An eagerness to lead and mentor a group of senior and junior developers towards a successful product delivery
• Familiarity and basic understanding of Software Design Patterns
• Familiarity with Unified Modeling Language (UML) tools such as Cameo or Magic Draw
• Experience with Agile-based methodologies using the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) or similar tools
• Ability to communicate and share ideas, concepts, designs, and technical plans with a team of engineers
• Constant integrity in working with our employees and customers.

• Range of experience in languages such as C/C++, Python, and others
• Experience with virtualized development and production environments (VMware, Docker, etc.)
• Experience with system autonomy software in C++ or other languages
• Experience with testing code across multiple projects
• Ability to identify and resolve code defects in new and legacy code
• Background with the design, development, integration, and test of autonomous or remotely operated undersea vehicle systems
• Detailed understanding of Thread safe/Inter-thread communications.
• Detailed understanding State Machine design.

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Original Posting:
October 20, 2025

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: $ - $

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit

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