Senior Principal Scientific Software Engineer

Overview

The Leidos Innovations Center operates at the leading edge of technology by designing, demonstrating, and deploying solutions to solve complex remote sensing problems for our Department of Defense customers. We are currently seeking a Senior Principal Scientific Software Engineer with a focus in camera sensors and real-time applications with our San Diego-based team. The Leidos Innovations Center charge is to develop solutions to drive system research and development and transition deployment operations throughout Leidos.

Please note : Varying amounts of remote / teleworking opportunities may be available for this role pending type of work. Preference will be given to candidates who are local due to on-site meetings.

Primary Responsibilities

• You will design software architecture, understand the deployment hardware, develop software for real-time sensor applications, test software, and follow the configuration management and coding standards for the program.
• You will work with a team of other software developers, engineers, and scientists to develop defense systems.
• You will understand the fundamentals of the sensors, the algorithms, and the details of the software being developed.
• You will develop data fusion software.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

LInC

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

September 30, 2025

Pay Range

Pay Range $148,850.00 - $269,075.00

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.

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