Systems Engineer

Description

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions.

The Defense Systems Sector 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 Specialty engineers. A candidate with experience in other systems engineering areas such as Human Systems Integration (HSI), Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Analyses, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Risk Management will be treated preferentially. However, a BS in Systems Engineering (SE) or in other Engineering disciplines is what is required for this position.

The Systems Engineer will work with other engineers on large programs associated with the DoD, DARPA, NASA, and commercial applications. The selected candidate will support human systems integration needs throughout its design life cycle, including identifying and analyzing technological problems or risks, performing theoretical human factors investigations, dictating system interfaces, performing requirements development and verification, and developing and implementing research and analysis plans. The selected candidate may present the human systems integration artifacts they have developed to the customer in formal design reviews and may serve as a customer liaison in many of their programs. 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

A Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 2+ years of relevant experience or an MS with applicable coursework.

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

Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.

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

Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.

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

Possess a secret clearance or have the ability to obtain a secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

BCPE Certification (Associate or Professional)

Understanding of Human Systems Integration's role in the government acquisition process

Developing, and / or reviewing, revising Human Systems Integration CDRLS

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.

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Original Posting : September 30, 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 $67,600.00 - $122,200.00

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.