Senior Systems Engineer

About the role

Leidos’ Defense Systems Land Systems is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead a team of systems engineers developing an interceptor system. The Senior Systems Engineer will lead the systems engineering effort, helping to develop and review systems engineering artifacts, including SEMP, CONOPS, Requirements Specifications, Requirements Verification Plan, ICDs, Engineering Reports, and MBSE content.

Responsibilities

• Lead the systems engineering effort
• Develop and review systems engineering artifacts
• Work in a matrixed organization supporting multiple programs
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams
• Communicate effectively within a team environment
• Support a different program after the interceptor program ends
• Support other engineering areas such as Test, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Human Factors, Risk Management, and Reliability Analysis

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent from an ABET-accredited university with 12+ years of experience or an MS with 10+ years
• Experience in deriving requirements for integration, manufacturing, and production systems
• Capable of performing in a collaborative engineering 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

• Experience and/or working knowledge with MagicDraw and/or other Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) modeling tools
• Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers
• Demonstrated cross-discipline collaboration
• Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with Systems Engineering tasks
• 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)

Benefits

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.