Embedded Software Engineer (Autonomy)

Leidos currently has an opening for a Embedded Software Engineer, Firmware to provide technical firmware engineering SW and HW skills for firmware/embedded project 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.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide technical firmware/embedded production on small teams from project inception to project delivery

• Design/Implement embedded application software and utilities(no operating system) for autonomous systems and vehicles

• Develop features for a software project based on derived firmware requirements and work with a team of engineers.

• Participate in challenging technical decisions with engineers by listening, understanding, and driving towards the best solution to meet the project requirements

• Support through the testing and evaluation process to ensure delivery of a high-quality product

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering(EE) or Computer Science(CS) with rich understanding of HW in modern microcontrollers with 0-3 years of prior relevant experience

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

• Skills with oscilloscope and multimeter.

• Understanding of safe handling and measurement of electrical and electronic components and systems

• Advanced language skills in C/C++

• Basic understanding of Linux command line

• Basic understanding of Thread safe/Inter-thread communications.

• Ability to communicate and share ideas, concepts, designs, and technical plans with a team of engineers

• Able to obtain Secret clearance, requires ship

• Constant integrity in working with our employees and customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in developing embedded solutions and architecture on the STM32 family of microcontrollers

• Expertise working with I2C, SPI, UART, CAN Bus, and similar interfaces on embedded systems(no operating system)

• 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

• Experience with virtualized development and production environments (VMware, Docker, etc.)

• Ability to identify and resolve code defects in new and legacy code

• Basic understanding State Machine design.

SUBSEAMSS

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

Original Posting:
January 9, 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 $57,850.00 - $104,575.00

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.