Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Job description

The Defense Systems Group at Leidos has an immediate opening for a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer at our St. Petersburg, FL facility. This senior technical leadership role supports the development of advanced, mission-critical defense systems for DoD and national security customers. In this position, you will serve as a system architect and technical authority, leading the design, integration, and fielding of complex electronic and communications systems. You will provide architectural oversight across RF, digital, hardware, software, and networked subsystems to ensure performance, reliability, security, and environmental requirements are met. The St. Petersburg facility specializes in the design, modeling and simulation, prototyping, integration, and testing of advanced electronic systems, with emphasis on embedded communications, Software Defined Radios (SDR), and Phased Array Antenna Systems supporting defense and select commercial customers. Primary Responsibilities: - Serve as the technical lead and system architect for complex, mission-critical defense systems, overseeing system hardware, software, and network architecture from concept through fielding. - Lead technical...