Systems Engineer – Standards / Technical Specifications

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

6d•$131,300 - $237,350•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced, results-oriented Systems Engineer with experience in standards or technical specifications to join its Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area in the Bethesda, Maryland area. The role focuses on improving and maintaining a client’s technical specification repository using structured systems engineering approaches. The engineer will work with stakeholders to manage the maintenance and updating of technical specifications used by multiple organizations, including issuing formal update packages on a set schedule. The role also involves evaluating specifications against user needs and written policy, capturing their logic as information models, defining properties, relationships, and taxonomies, and formalizing these models in machine-readable schemas. The position requires full-time onsite work in the Bethesda area and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Leidos lists a pay range of $131,300 to $237,350. The role typically requires a bachelor’s degree and 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 10–13 years; a doctorate in a technical domain may also be held, and experience may be exchanged for degree requirements.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
Ability to work full-time onsite in the Bethesda, Maryland area.
Typically, a bachelor’s degree and 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 10–13 years of relevant experience; a doctorate in a technical domain may be held. Experience may be exchanged for degree requirements.
Strong knowledge of standard software development processes, including DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, configuration management, quality assurance, integration, and testing.
Experience with relevant tools and languages such as Protégé and OWL.
Demonstrated ability to build code collaboratively in team environments.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations and present them orally or in writing.

Nice To Haves

Experience with automation pipelines.
Basic coding skills in Python or Java.
Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
Familiarity with U.S. Government information-sharing frameworks, policies, and interoperability requirements.
Familiarity with system modeling and Unified Modeling Language (UML).

Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders to manage the process of maintaining and updating technical specifications used by multiple organizations.
Issue formal technical specification update packages according to a set schedule, using systems engineering best practices.
Evaluate sets of technical specifications in light of user needs and written policy.
Work with stakeholders to capture technical specification logic as information models.
Define relevant properties, relationships, and taxonomies for information models.
Formalize information models in machine-readable schemas.