Senior Software Engineer Java 26 Python Consultant Consultant in San Diego

Senior/Staff Software Engineer with C++ - Drivers, Diagnostic, & Embedded Software (San Diego, CA) — San Diego, California, United States. Apply via Workday.

Ignite your curiosity. Solve the unsolvable. At Leidos, we do more than write code—we decode the unknown. Our San Diego-based research and engineering team takes on some of the nation’s toughest defense challenges using advanced signal processing, ocean remote sensing, and high-performance computing. We’re seeking a Software Engineer / Computer Scientist who enjoys solving complex problems and pushing the limits of performance. In this role, you’ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers with expertise in hydrodynamics, physics, acoustics, and signal processing to build impactful software that turns massive, complex data sets into meaningful insight. If you are motivated by innovation, energized by collaboration, and excited to see your work support real-world missions, this could be the right opportunity for you. What You’ll Do Collaborate with scientists and engineers to design, develop, and optimize advanced algorithms for next-generation radar, optical, and infrared sensor systems. Build scalable, high-performance backend systems for scientific computing in distributed environments. Integrate, refactor, and improve scientific codebases to increase efficiency and scalability. Translate and optimize existing code for GPU/CUDA acceleration and parallel or distributed execution. Test, document, maintain, and enhance complex software in Linux/Unix environments. Contribute in a collaborative environment that values technical excellence, creativity, and continuous growth. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field with 4+ years of backend software development experience, or a Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience. Equivalent experience may be considered in place of a degree. U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance; active Top Secret clea

The Undersea Systems Division at Leidos currently has an opening for a Senior Systems Engineer to support a customer site in San Diego, California. This is an exciting opportunity to apply systems engineering, naval operations, test and evaluation, and technical project-management experience in support of large-scale fleet activities and critical maritime missions. The selected candidate will serve as the onsite Senior Systems Engineer and senior technical representative, working closely with the Leidos Project Manager, customer leadership, engineers, fleet personnel, operational stakeholders, and government representatives. The position will support day-to-day onsite execution of program activities while also contributing directly to systems engineering, integration, test, and evaluation efforts. Primary Responsibilities: Serve as the onsite senior technical representative for Leidos at the customer site in San Diego. Work side by side with customer leadership and technical personnel to support day-to-day program execution and mission priorities. Support the Leidos Project Manager with program planning, execution, customer coordination, schedule management, risk management, and delivery of program commitments. Lead and coordinate engineering activities across multiple technical disciplines and stakeholder organizations. Translate customer operational needs into technically sound engineering approaches, priorities, requirements, and recommendations. Coordinate with engineers, subcontractors, fleet personnel, operators, government stakeholders, and program leadership to resolve technical and operational issues. Track technical scope, milestones, schedules, deliverables, action items, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions. Maintain project-management artifacts, including project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, risk and issue registers, action-item logs, a

The Undersea Systems Division at Leidos currently has an opening for a Technical Deputy Program Manager to support a customer site in San Diego, California. This is an exciting opportunity to apply systems engineering, naval operations, test and evaluation, and technical project-management experience in support of large-scale fleet activities and critical maritime missions. The selected candidate will serve as the onsite Technical Deputy Program Manager and senior technical representative, working closely with the Leidos Project Manager, customer leadership, engineers, fleet personnel, operational stakeholders, and government representatives. The position will support day-to-day onsite execution of program activities while also contributing directly to systems engineering, integration, test, and evaluation efforts. Primary Responsibilities: Serve as the onsite senior technical representative for Leidos at the customer site in San Diego. Work side by side with customer leadership and technical personnel to support day-to-day program execution and mission priorities. Support the Leidos Project Manager with program planning, execution, customer coordination, schedule management, risk management, and delivery of program commitments. Lead and coordinate engineering activities across multiple technical disciplines and stakeholder organizations. Translate customer operational needs into technically sound engineering approaches, priorities, requirements, and recommendations. Coordinate with engineers, subcontractors, fleet personnel, operators, government stakeholders, and program leadership to resolve technical and operational issues. Track technical scope, milestones, schedules, deliverables, action items, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions. Maintain project-management artifacts, including project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, risk and issue registers, a

The Undersea Systems Division at Leidos currently has an opening for a Systems Engineer to support a customer site in San Diego, California. This is an exciting opportunity to apply systems engineering, naval operations, test and evaluation, and technical project-management experience in support of large-scale fleet activities and critical maritime missions. The selected candidate will serve as the onsite Systems Engineer and senior technical representative, working closely with the Leidos Project Manager, customer leadership, engineers, fleet personnel, operational stakeholders, and government representatives. The position will support day-to-day onsite execution of program activities while also contributing directly to systems engineering, integration, test, and evaluation efforts. Primary Responsibilities: Serve as the onsite senior technical representative for Leidos at the customer site in San Diego. Work side by side with customer leadership and technical personnel to support day-to-day program execution and mission priorities. Support the Leidos Project Manager with program planning, execution, customer coordination, schedule management, risk management, and delivery of program commitments. Lead and coordinate engineering activities across multiple technical disciplines and stakeholder organizations. Translate customer operational needs into technically sound engineering approaches, priorities, requirements, and recommendations. Coordinate with engineers, subcontractors, fleet personnel, operators, government stakeholders, and program leadership to resolve technical and operational issues. Track technical scope, milestones, schedules, deliverables, action items, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions. Maintain project-management artifacts, including project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, risk and issue registers, action-item logs, and status rep

The Undersea Systems Division at Leidos currently has an opening for a Technical Program Lead to support a customer site in San Diego, California. This is an exciting opportunity to apply systems engineering, naval operations, test and evaluation, and technical project-management experience in support of large-scale fleet activities and critical maritime missions. The selected candidate will serve as the onsite Technical Program Led and senior technical representative, working closely with the Leidos Project Manager, customer leadership, engineers, fleet personnel, operational stakeholders, and government representatives. The position will support day-to-day onsite execution of program activities while also contributing directly to systems engineering, integration, test, and evaluation efforts. Primary Responsibilities: Serve as the onsite senior technical representative for Leidos at the customer site in San Diego. Work side by side with customer leadership and technical personnel to support day-to-day program execution and mission priorities. Support the Leidos Project Manager with program planning, execution, customer coordination, schedule management, risk management, and delivery of program commitments. Lead and coordinate engineering activities across multiple technical disciplines and stakeholder organizations. Translate customer operational needs into technically sound engineering approaches, priorities, requirements, and recommendations. Coordinate with engineers, subcontractors, fleet personnel, operators, government stakeholders, and program leadership to resolve technical and operational issues. Track technical scope, milestones, schedules, deliverables, action items, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions. Maintain project-management artifacts, including project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, risk and issue registers, action-item logs, and