Chief Engineer

Leidos•Columbia, MD

7d•$154,050 - $278,475•Onsite

About The Position

The Leidos Intelligence Sector is hiring for a Chief Engineer to lead the technical execution on a very large, nationally significant software development and system engineering and integration program. As the prime contractor, Leidos will drive performance optimization in achieving mission outcomes through efficient prosecution of the customer’s product backlog and roadmap.

Requirements

Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph security clearance required.
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university in an Engineering or technically related discipline.
Minimum 20 years’ systems/software engineering experience within programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Must have extensive experience and understanding of Agency's SIGINT/CNO environments, sensor enterprise, and tasking systems.
Must have expertise leading, architecting, and executing large-scale Agile development programs.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree from accredited college or university in an Engineering or technically related discipline.
Experience implementing solutions within cloud-based architectures.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall integrity, quality, and completeness of technical work performed and associated deliverables.
Implement and lead cross-discipline integration among Agile development teams within the contract fostering a culture of innovation.
Apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems lifecycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement.
Interact with the Government regarding Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues, or conflicts.
Communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
Mentor mid-level and junior staff.