Are you smart, versatile, and resourceful?  Do enjoy the rush of working on concept design, analysis, detailed design, prototype development, lab testing, and field testing? If so we are looking for you, our next Research Scientist to work in San Diego, CA, as part of a small team to interface with Customers and End Users to tackle their most stressing multidiscipline Survivability design challenges. 

Be an integral part of an energetic, highly-engaged small team where there are many overlapping roles and opportunities for cross-over skillsets to develop and contribute across a range of technologies.  We know you’ll take great pride in applying theory and technical creativity to rapidly develop impactful solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform computational analytics, to include CAD manipulation, finite element mesh development, engineering code development, and data processing with statistics
• Work with all aspects of the Electromagnetic (EM) Low Observables (LO) design cycle;  from concept design, requirements definition, multidiscipline trade studies and analysis, to detailed engineering design, up to prototype fabrication and testing
• Provide direct engineering support for customers and end-users

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science and/or Engineering with at least 4 years of related experience 
• Must be a U.S Citizen
• Must have a Secret Security Clearance and have the ability to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance 
• Must have excellent computer skills, with > 5 years experience using Python, MATLAB, LINUX/UNIX, and Windows
• Must have experience with CAD model manipulation and interfacing with EM modeling codes.
• Must have experience with RF/IR testing and data collection
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must have the ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Must have excellent problem solving skills, and must be meticulous, organized, responsible, and self-motivated with a can-do attitude
• Must thrive in fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Electrical Engineering.  Advanced degree is a plus
• Working knowledge of composite materials, Additive Manufacturing, adhesives, coatings, etc.
• Programming experience, C/C++, Visual Basic.  Aptitude and desire to perform programming for the purpose of data manipulation and processing
• Working aptitude for surfacing, manipulation, and meshing of CAD geometries for use in analytical codes
• Proficiency in Geometry, Trigonometry, and Linear Algebra
• Familiarity with computational electromagnetic (CEM) methodology
• Experience with MS Office

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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 2, 2025

Pay Range:

Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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.