Systems Engineer

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Leidos’ Defense Systems Land Systems is seeking a talented Systems Engineer to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex problems. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions.

The Systems Engineer will work in a matrixed organization at Leidos, supporting a variety of programs on a team consisting of other Systems and Reliability engineers. The candidate will join a diverse team of systems engineers within Leidos. A candidate with experience in other systems engineering areas such as Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Analyses, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, and Risk Management will be treated preferentially. However, a BS in Systems Engineering (SE) or a technical/engineering degree from an ABET-accredited university is what is required for this position.

Primary Responsibilities

The Systems Engineer will work with other reliability engineers on large programs associated with the DoD, DARPA, NASA, and commercial applications. The selected candidate will perform RAM analyses such as reliability prediction, Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), reliability block diagrams (RBD), Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), obsolescence, etc. The selected candidate will also perform Systems Engineering duties such as developing requirements specifications derived from customer needs, interfacing with program management and design engineers to support the program’s systems engineering needs throughout its design life cycle, including modeling system behavior, defining the system architecture, dictating system interfaces, performing requirements verification, helping develop test programs, and maintaining configuration management.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent technical/engineering degree from an ABET-accredited university.

• Candidate must have 4+ years of relevant experience or 2+ years with MS degree.

• Familiarity with fundamental reliability practices and methodologies.

• Educational or Professional experience in deriving requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.

• Demonstrated ability to perform in a collaborative, agile engineering environment, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams, with effective communication skills and evidence of taking initiative or providing leadership when appropriate.

• Demonstrated resourcefulness by using problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.

• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Reliasoft or other reliability analysis tools such as Relyence

• Experience conducting reliability-related analyses such as MTTR, MTBF, FMEA, RBD, power dissipation, and derating.

• Experience with LTSpice or other electronic circuit simulator software

• ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Certification

• Educational or Professional experience in working with SysML to develop Model-Based Systems Engineering diagrams.

• Experience working with Cameo Systems Modeler or any variant of that software

• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP)

• Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods

• Experience supporting DoD, NASA, or DARPA program

• Basic proficiency in VBA or other programming languages

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting:

September 10, 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 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.