Lead Systems Engineer

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

3d • $107,900 - $195,050 • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Defense Systems Land Systems is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join a team developing an interceptor system. This role involves supervising the technical work of other systems engineers, managing their output, and reporting progress to Program Leadership. The Lead Systems Engineer will ensure that systems engineering efforts are within budget and that Systems Engineering objectives are achieved. Key responsibilities include developing and managing systems engineering artifacts such as Requirements Specifications, Verification Plans, Verification Results, and SE-related action item tracking/burndown. The position also requires serving as a technical liaison with customer representatives and is highly visible in delivering new capability for an innovative sensor system. The role operates within a matrixed organization supporting multiple programs and diverse engineering fields. Upon completion of the interceptor program, the Lead Systems Engineer will have the opportunity to support other programs within the matrixed engineering portfolio. A strong background in traditional systems engineering and technical leadership is required.

Requirements

• 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 with 8+ years of experience or an MS with 6+ years.
• Experience in deriving and managing requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Experience creating verification and test plans, and coordinating system integration and test activities to support verification of system level requirements.
• Basic understanding of interceptor systems.
• Experience leading cross-discipline and product teams.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment, including leading and conducting Technical Design Reviews.
• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• Active DoD Secret clearance. (U.S. Citizenship is required)

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in System Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Interceptor system development experience.
• Experience in other systems engineering areas such as Model-Based Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, and Reliability Analysis.
• Experience 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.
• 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).

Responsibilities

• Supervise the technical work of other systems engineers.
• Manage the output and report on progress of up to five individuals to Program Leadership.
• Ensure systems engineering effort is within budget.
• Achieve Systems Engineering objectives.
• Develop and manage systems engineering artifacts, including Requirements Specifications, Verification Plans, Verification Results, and SE-related action item tracking/burndown.
• Serve as a technical liaison with customer representatives.
• Support the delivery of new capability for a sensor system.
• Support different programs in the matrixed engineering portfolio after the interceptor program ends.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior