Chief Engineer Team Manager

Description

Lead the Future of Maritime Innovation

Leidos' Maritime System Solutions (MSS) Portfolio is seeking a visionary Chief Engineering Manager to lead and grow a team of Chief Engineers responsible for developing cutting-edge maritime technologies-including autonomous underwater vehicles, advanced sensing systems, and mission-critical electro-mechanical platforms.

In this pivotal role, you'll guide both the engineering strategy and day-to-day technical execution across a portfolio of high-impact programs. You'll be a mentor, innovator, and strategic leader-helping shape the technologies that protect and advance U.S. interests around the globe.

What You'll Do:

Team Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and manage a team of Chief Engineers across multiple programs and engineering disciplines.
• Provide mentorship, technical oversight, and leadership development to senior engineering staff.
• Collaborate closely with Program Managers to align engineering resources with program needs.
• Drive engineering excellence through best practices, continuous improvement, and cross-program coordination.
• Contribute to business growth by supporting technical strategy, solution design, and proposal development.

Program-Level Technical Leadership

• Serve as the Program Chief Engineer on one or more strategic programs.
• Lead technical execution from architecture to delivery, ensuring integration across all engineering disciplines.
• Guide systems engineering efforts including requirements development, design, V&V, and integration.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between engineering, program management, and the customer.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical risks and challenges.
• Support capture activities as a Leidos Solution Architect, including proposal writing, solutioning, and customer engagement.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Ocean, Software), Computer Science, Physics, or Math from an accredited institution.
• 10+ years of engineering experience in subsea maritime or complex electro-mechanical system development.
• 5+ years in an engineering leadership role managing multidisciplinary teams.
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success leading the design, integration, and deployment of subsea maritime systems.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 standards and quality systems.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs including contract execution, budgeting, and subcontractor oversight.
• Practical experience in design-to-manufacturing transitions.
• Strong background in systems engineering, including requirements traceability, modeling, and verification/validation.
• Knowledge of embedded systems, signal processing, and power systems in maritime environments.

Why Join Leidos Maritime Systems?

At Leidos, you'll be part of a high-impact team solving some of the toughest maritime challenges in the world. From the deep sea to the tactical edge, your work will enable the future of defense technology and contribute to global mission success.

Ready to lead innovation below the surface?
Apply now and help shape what's next in maritime systems.

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.

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.

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.