Senior Systems Engineer

Posted:
9/13/2024, 3:27:56 AM

Location(s):
Maryland, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

Leidos is a FORTUNE 500 company bringing a mix of innovative technology and sector expertise to customers in the national security, engineering, and the health industries.

Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI cleared Senior Systems Engineer to support Post Production Software Support (PPSS) and Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) engineering and technical services to the CECOM IEW&S Directorate Sensors and Mission Division (SMED) based in Aberdeen MD with operations located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

Successful candidates will support our customer in creating capabilities and providing technical services, subject matter expertise, and software solutions and services for platforms such as the Guardrail Common Sensors (GRCS) and Operational Ground Station.  This support is an essential in maintaining readiness for today’s modern platform sensor systems.

Primary Responsibilities

Interacts with system users to translate their requirements into systems, hardware, and software requirements and design.  Oversees the development of test strategies.  Manages small team efforts to solve system analysis problems in the functional area to which assigned. Additional duties may include: performing requirements and design reviews; analyzing specification updates and management; supporting engineering reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR); managing and responding to Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Change Requests (CRs); performing safety analysis and reporting; conducting safety analyses, planning,  and reporting; performing software engineering assessments and technical evaluations; and determining completeness, accuracy, clarity, maintainability, supportability, reusability, and performance of software products to meet specification requirements. Maintain communications with the customer on a daily basis.

Basic Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or other engineering or technical discipline and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

  • Current and Active TS/SCI clearance required

  • Five years of functional experience performing analysis and decomposition of high level user requirements into functional system, software and hardware requirements.

  • Understanding and experience in the complete life-cycle of the software in military systems.

  • Familiarity with network & systems administration concepts

  • Experience in Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) & Post Production Software Support (PPSS) projects and programs.

  • Experience with Virtual Machines (VMWare) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

  • Willing to travel up to 10% CONUS to support operational requirements.

  • Demonstrated experience working within matrixed teams.

   

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree is desirable.

  • Security+

  • Visual Basic, Visual Studio, C#, C++, Python, plug-in architectures.

  • Jira, Confluence,

  • TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is preferred.

Original Posting Date:

2024-09-13

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 $101,400.00 - $183,300.00

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.