Lead Systems Engineer

Leidos is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join our team in developing unmanned and autonomous ships for the US Government. The candidate will help design, integrate, model, and test software systems as part of a Scrum team in Arlington, VA. Joining other systems engineers and software engineers, the candidate will develop solutions to technical problems with a systematic approach. The systems engineer will have a leadership role in the project as well as a mentorship role to guide Jr systems engineers in design and MBSE. Our team of over thirty software and system engineers supports a variety of projects, making existing ships operate autonomously as well as working to support new ships through development within design, build, and test phases. Our systems engineers handle ship automation, autonomous navigation, sensor processing, and communications. The Lead Systems Engineer will help in development of SOW, requirements writing, CAMEO modeling, and systematic software design.

Primary Responsibilities

Create high level system requirements along with necessary subsystem and component requirements

Map any requirements from CAMEO to verification method

Inform design of software systems through CAMEO development

Aid in technical writing for government documentation and ensure documentation is up to date.

Participate in the full software development lifecycle.

Instruct and guide jr. system engineers and software engineers in the systematic approach to software engineering.

Perform peer reviews of software and system design.

Collaborate with the continuous process improvement to help the team improve.

Explain technical solutions, practices, and procedures to others within the team.

Some travel (up to 25%)

Basic Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in system engineering or STEM field plus 4+ years of system design, or >2years with a master?s degree, and at least 3+ using CAMEO or SysML tools

Significant experience working in a team environment, including experience providing guidance and coaching to other developers

Experience designing complex systems, taking into account performance and user requirements

Exposure to one or more of the following: high availability, sensor fusion, target tracking, path planning, communications systems, or military systems integration

Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite

Familiarity with SysML tools, especially CAMEO

Familiarity with government requirements process and MBSE

Demonstrable problem-solving skills

Active Secret Security Clearance preferred

Original Posting Date: 2025-02-13

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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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.

REQNUMBER: R-00153464

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.