Lead Systems Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Leidos Defense is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join the IFPC Inc 2 systems engineering team. IFPC Inc 2 is a ground-based, mobile system designed to combat cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems, protecting civilian and military infrastructure and bridging tactical short-range air defense systems and strategic systems. The Lead Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership for a large systems engineering team, including requirements, verification, and architecture leads. The role guides the vision for the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) model and weapon system architecture; manages and reports team output and progress; supports proposals and new program efforts; and serves as a technical liaison with customer representatives. The position also oversees key systems engineering artifacts and deliverables, coordinates work across functional areas, and ensures technical execution aligns with program objectives, budget, and schedule. This highly visible position supports fielding an innovative ground-based defense system within a matrixed organization. When the program ends, the engineer may have the opportunity to support another program in the engineering portfolio. Experience in MBSE, safety engineering, or reliability analysis is preferred, while traditional systems engineering experience and technical leadership are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university, with 8 or more years of experience; alternatively, an MS with 6 or more years of experience.
Experience 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 verify system-level requirements.
Basic understanding of radar systems or, at minimum, sensor system operations.
Experience leading cross-discipline and product teams.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in 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, Alabama area.
Possess a Secret clearance or have the ability to obtain one.
Strong background in traditional systems engineering and technical leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, or Reliability Analysis.
Master of Science in Systems Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
At least 2–4 years of direct systems engineering experience.
Experience or working knowledge of requirements management tools such as DOORS, JAMA, or Cameo/MagicDraw.
Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers.
Demonstrated experience accurately estimating engineering effort, such as hours, for systems engineering tasks.
Understanding of Department of Defense 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).
AppKinetic experience or working knowledge.

Responsibilities

Supervise the technical work of a large systems engineering team, including requirements, verification, and architecture leads.
Manage and report team output and progress, including requirements and verification burndown, model development, and process improvement.
Guide the vision for the MBSE model and weapon system architecture.
Leverage artificial intelligence to improve and optimize systems engineering processes.
Support proposals and new program efforts as the program works toward fielding.
Serve as a technical liaison with customer representatives.
Provide monthly team status reports to Program Leadership.
Ensure systems engineering efforts remain within budget constraints and objectives are achieved according to the program schedule.
Oversee development and management of Requirements Specifications, Verification Objectives, Verification Closure Notices, action-item tracking, burndown charts, and task management.
Ensure technical rigor and quality across engineering deliverables and alignment between technical execution and program objectives.
Coordinate systems engineering activities across functional areas and drive integration of new technologies and methodologies into existing processes.
Support program milestones and fielding objectives.
Lead and conduct Technical Design Reviews.