# Software Engineer - UUV Systems

Leidos’ Undersea Systems Division (USD) is seeking a Software Engineer to join our fast-paced Research & Development (R&D) engineering team in San Diego, CA. This role is a unique opportunity to drive innovation in underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) solutions supporting critical defense and national security missions at the Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC PAC). As a recognized leader in C4ISR technologies, Leidos’ Undersea Systems Division delivers mission-critical solutions across sensor networks, unmanned systems, and tactical platforms. Known for achieving industry firsts in some of the most challenging maritime environments, our team continues to push the boundaries of undersea innovation. If you're a hands-on Software Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and seeing your work tested in real-world maritime environments, this could be the opportunity for you! What You'll Work On: In this role, you will collaborate with a small team of engineers and technicians to develop, test, and deliver uncrewed underwater vehicl

- **Id**: 4052979
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/leidos-software-engineer-uuv-systems>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T02:53:46Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5937
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: National Security, C4ISR, Defense Manufacturing, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 7791
- **Name**: Leidos
- **Domain**: leidos.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/leidos>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 330
- **Ghost share**: 0.003
- **Stale share**: 0.888
- **Repost share**: 0.012
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 28
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 107900
- **Max**: 195050
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 195050

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **ROS2** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T02:53:46Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 50 · green card filings: 24; Filings 12m: 50

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T04:28:59Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 195050
- **Is top pay**: yes

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