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Leidos’ Defense Systems Land Systems is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join a team developing a sensor system, where this Systems Engineer work under the guidance of a lead systems engineer. This Lead Systems Engineer will develop systems engineering artifacts, including Requirements Specifications, Verification Plans, Verification Results, and SE-related action item tracking/burndown.

The Systems Engineer will work in a matrixed organization, which supports multiple programs at once in a variety of engineering fields with all different team environments. When the sensor program ends, the The information in this document is proprietary to Leidos. It may not be used, reproduced, disclosed, or exported without the written approval of Leidos. Leidos Proprietary Systems Engineer will have the opportunity to support a different program in the matrixed engineering portfolio. A candidate with sensor system development experience, as well as experience in other systems engineering areas such as Model-Based Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, and Reliability Analysis will be treated preferentially. However, familiarity with traditional systems engineering and demonstrated ability to learn engineering skillsets is what is required for this position.

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Basic Qualifications.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university and less than 2 years' relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to learn in different engineering disciplines
• Experience in or project/coursework related to deriving and managing requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Experience in or project/coursework related to creating verification and test plans, and coordinating system integration and test activities to support verification of system level requirements.
• 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.

Preference shown to candidates who possess a Master of Science in System Engineering from an ABET-accredited university, and/or have at least 1 year of direct systems engineering experience. Preferred candidates will also have experience and/or working knowledge with:

• Requirements management tools, such as DOORS, JAMA, or Cameo/MagicDraw.
• Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers.
• Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with Systems Engineering tasks. •DOORS and/or other requirements database tools
• Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods
• Experience supporting one or more DoD programs •Object Management Group (OMG) Certified System Modeler Professional (OCSMP) certification
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP)

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Original Posting:

December 11, 2025

Pay Range:

Pay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00

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.