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**Description** **Electrical Engineer - Shape the Future of Naval Technology with Leidos Gibbs & Cox** **Join the team that designs the world's most advanced naval vessels.** Leidos Gibbs & Cox is the largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States-and a trusted partner to the U.S. Navy for nearly a century. Since 1929, our designs have launched 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7,000 vessels. Today, we continue to push the boundaries of maritime innovation, delivering next-generation solutions with passion, integrity, and world-class technical expertise. We're expanding our Philadelphia team and looking for a **creative, driven, and mission-motivated Electrical Engineer** to help develop cutting-edge technologies that support national defense and the future of naval engineering. This is a **hybrid role** , with about **50% onsite work at the Philadelphia Navy Base** , where you'll be hands-on with real ships, real systems, and real impact. **Why You'll Love This Role** + **Work on meaningful, nationally critical programs** that directly support the U.S. Navy. + **See your engineering come to life** through hands-on shipboard work and direct customer engagement. + **Collaborate with highly skilled engineers** across multiple disciplines. + **Innovate and solve complex challenges** that push the limits of marine technology. + **Grow your career** with a respected industry leader committed to your development. **What You'll Do** As an Electrical Engineer on our team, you'll: + Solve challenging technical problems involving power systems, controls, and advanced naval engineering. + Provide engineering analysis and recommendations that shape ship design and modernization efforts. + Communicate your insights directly to clients and program leaders. + Review drawings, calculations, and change proposals to ensure technical excellence and system integrity. + Support risk assessments, modeling, simulation, and system optimization. + Prepare and deliver technical presentations for design reviews and technical boards. + Participate in design studies for emerging naval power electronics and advanced shipboard technologies. + Contribute to system requirements, testing, documentation, and full lifecycle engineering support. + Collaborate in technical interchange meetings and cross-functional engineering efforts. Every day you'll tackle new challenges-no routine, no monotony. Just meaningful impact and exciting engineering. **What You Bring** + **U.S. Citizenship** and ability to obtain a security clearance (required). + Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering. + At least **3 years of experience** in electrical or systems engineering supporting government or commercial shipbuilding programs. + Understanding of power distribution, 3-phase systems, generators, drives, controls, and sensors. + Strong technical communication skills and confidence working with customers. + Proficiency with electrical system design tools and Microsoft Office. **What Sets You Apart** + Experience with naval systems or U.S. Navy programs. + Familiarity with motor drives, switchgear, protective relays, cabling, or solid-state power conversion. + Project management experience or familiarity with CMMI. + Industrial automation or advanced controls experience. + Knowledge of power train systems from vendors like Bogue or DRS. **Physical Requirements** + Ability to move through shipboard environments and lift up to 30 lbs. + Willingness to travel up to 25%. If you're passionate about engineering, energized by complex challenges, and motivated by mission-driven work, **we want to meet you** . **Join us-and help shape the future of naval technology.** If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares. **Original Posting:** December 3, 2025 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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00 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** Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at . **Securing Your Data** Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com . If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ( . **Commitment to Non-Discrimination** 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. REQNUMBER: R-00171414 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.

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