Lead Test and Integration Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Test and Validate: Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, procedures, and protocols to ensure system functionality, reliability, and compliance with requirements.
• Integrate systems and conduct hands-on testing: Develop and execute integration plans to bring complex systems together. Perform hands-on testing, validation, and verification of software and hardware systems, including integrated electro-mechanical systems.
• Collaborate: Work closely with systems engineers, software developers, and hardware teams to identify and resolve issues during testing phases.
• Automate Testing: Develop automated testing frameworks and tools to streamline validation processes.
• Analyze Results: Document and analyze test results, providing detailed reports and recommendations for system improvements.
• Support Development: Ensure a “design for testing” focus during system development and integration.
• Mentor Team: Guide and mentor a matrixed team of engineers through testing phases of the product lifecycle.

What You Bring

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Ocean), Computer Science, Physics, or Math.
• 4+ years of hands-on testing, integration, validation, and verification experience with software and integrated electro-mechanical systems including developing test procedures.
• Experience with testing frameworks, scripting languages, and automation tools.
• Proficiency in test automation, data acquisition systems, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Demonstrated ability to objectively document test results in written format.
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with UUVs, deployed subsea systems, and underwater payloads.
• Strong software background
• Experience with designing, writing, executing, and evaluating system integration bench tests.
• Experience performing software system subcomponent testing/integration and using Matlab or Python for data analysis.
• Proven track record in developing automated testing frameworks and transitioning designs to production. Experience with National Instruments Labview is a plus.
• Experience with test data management systems and statistical analysis of test results.

Subseamss

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Original Posting: September 3, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

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.