Electrical Engineer

Description

Leidos | Gibbs and Cox is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support a customer at their facility. We are seeking a candidate to work with our engineering and production teams as we develop and produce cutting-edge solutions to challenging defense-related problems. This position reports to the Leidos | Gibbs & Cox Program Manager and is a customer-facing position. The engineer will be onsite at a customer's facility initially and will interface daily with a collaborative team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Essential responsibilities include: Performing calculations, applying electrical engineering principles, techniques, procedures, and criteria to address technical issues identified during the design and engineering of US Navy ships

• Communicate technical principles directly to client

• Perform quality assurance reviews of simple analyses, calculations, and drawings

• Record and track action items and meeting minutes

• Create and manage meeting invites

• Review change proposals to ensure they meet the necessary specifications and requirements

• Possess strong knowledge of power systems, dynamics, and real-time control software.

• Provide engineering and technical support for complex systems, including problem definition, analysis, requirement updates, and implementation to meet technical requirements.

• Offer assessments and recommendations for system development, improvements, optimization, or support efforts.

• Assist in performing risk assessments and analysis using modeling and simulation techniques.

• Prepare technical presentations, briefings, and papers for technical design reviews, technical review boards, and other relevant venues.

• Provide technical analysis, participate in technical interchange meetings, collaborative engineering, and development of test and analysis tools.

• Conduct assessments and make recommendations for design, testing, and documentation utilizing full knowledge of all phases of application, analysis, programming, and research analysis techniques.

Basic Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: U.S. Citizenship is required

• Must be able to obtain a security clearance

• Applicant will be subject to a security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain a security clearance issued by the US Government. In addition to the security clearance, this position may require an additional background screening for base access

• B.S. Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years of experience.

• Experience with Shipyard Production Systems, shipboard medium and low voltage power systems, 60 Hz and 400Hz electrical plant, and Power Conversion is a plus

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Proficiency in standard electrical system design and analysis

• Proficiency in standard software e.g.: CAD, AutoCAD, and Rhino. Proficiency in ETAP and other electrical modeling software is a plus.

• Knowledge of MIL Standards and Specifications is a plus

• U.S. Navy experience is a plus

• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and PowerPoint

• Outstanding Oral, Written and Presentation Skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)

• Experience with ETAP (Electrical Transient and Analysis Program) or equivalent software

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Original Posting:

October 19, 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 onlyand 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 .

Pay and Benefits

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.