System Engineering Lead

UK NASR PDT

Leidos is seeking a System Engineering Lead to support the United Kingdom National Airspace System Replacement Product Delivery Team - UK NASR PDT. 

You will join a dynamic engineering team responsible for building and sustaining real-time, high-availability, safety-critical systems that directly support national airspace operations.

This is a U.S. Based position that offers the ability to work 100% Remote.

Responsibilities:

Supporting the NAS-R program as a Leidos System Engineer (SE). Providing technical leadership and guidance for development of SE work products across the NAS-R program the successful candidate will be: Modernizing the air traffic control equipment by improving the exchange of electronic flight data and implementing electronic flight strips.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline with 12-15 years of professional experience, ​

OR Master’s degree with 10+ professional experience

• Demonstrated leadership abilities along with strong systems engineering technical skills
• Systems Engineering experience, including proven experience working in complex projects gathering user requirements and converting them into system requirements
• Working knowledge with process modeling Demonstrated understanding of full software development life cycle

Proven experience with:

• Supporting highly critical customer missions, streamlining the schedule sequence of departures to improve efficiency on the surface.
• Optimizing the experience for the flying public, Air Traffic Control, and the airline industry by improving the collaboration and decision-making capabilities between the gate and the tower.
• Serving as a prime SE technical interface for internal and external customers
• Leading and facilitating requirement reviews and Working Group meetings with customer
• Providing daily technical direction and guidance to the systems engineering team
• Reviewing and ensuring the quality of systems engineering deliverables and work products across the team
• Identifying risks, opportunities and dependencies and coordinating plans to resolve the risks and dependencies
• Demonstrating understanding of engineering issues and the ability to develop cost effective solutions
• Developing A-Level System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) requirements, B-Level Software Requirements Specification (SRS), Systems Engineering Modeling and Design, and Computer Human Interface design and mock-up development for the NAS-R system
• Interfacing with the FAA customer to address/answer questions relating to the developed requirements, use cases describing human interactions and design decisions
• Performing Systems Engineering as needed for the NAS-R system
• Providing support needed for software development, integration and test, and other functional areas
• Articulating user needs and requirements from high level user stories
• Developing the design for the user interface framework including client and server-side components; analyzing and designing databases within an application
• Working in an Agile Scrum environment

• Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Why Leidos

You will play a critical role in validating and integrating software that supports national airspace operations. This position requires precision, discipline, and leadership — ensuring complex systems perform reliably in operational environments where safety and performance are paramount.

If you are motivated by solving complex integration challenges and leading formal verification efforts in regulated, mission-critical systems, we encourage you to apply.

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Original Posting:

February 24, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.