Systems Engineer- Risk Management

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

22h

About The Position

Leidos Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to join a matrixed organization of systems engineers, model-based systems engineers, and specialty systems engineers. The role focuses on Risk Management across multiple Hypersonics contracts and includes developing and managing systems engineering deliverables such as requirements specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), verification plans, and concepts of operations (CONOPS).

The engineer will elicit risks, opportunities, mitigations, and supporting details from team members; develop a recurring risk-related deliverable; and present findings to program leadership and the customer. The role balances risk-management work with timely delivery of contract deliverables. The engineer supports multiple programs across different engineering fields and team environments, with the opportunity to move to another program in the matrixed engineering portfolio when an effort ends. The position requires systems engineering experience and a willingness to learn risk management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a listed engineering or computing discipline, or equivalent degree, from an ABET-accredited university, with 6 or more years of experience; or a master’s degree with 4 or more years of experience.
• Experience deriving requirements for complex electrical, electromechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Ability to perform in a collaborative engineering environment and work closely with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively within a team environment.
• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville–North Alabama, Alabama area.
• Possess a secret clearance.
• Strong background in traditional systems engineering and risk management; the role also calls for willingness to learn risk management.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Systems Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• At least 2–4 years of direct systems engineering experience.
• Experience performing risk management for defense applications on large-scale programs at various stages of the systems development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience 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 Department of Defense programs.
• Object Management Group (OMG) Certified System Modeler Professional (OCSMP) certification.
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP).
• Experience in Lead Systems Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering, or Reliability Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage systems engineering deliverables, including requirements specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), verification plans, and concepts of operations (CONOPS).
• Elicit risks, opportunities, mitigations, and detailed risk information from fellow team members.
• Develop recurring risk-related deliverables.
• Present risk findings to program leadership and the customer.
• Balance risk-management responsibilities with timely delivery of contract deliverables.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams in a matrixed organization supporting multiple programs.

What This Job Offers

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