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Systems Engineer

Leidos
  • California, MD
  • $107,900–$195,050 Per Year
5 days ago
Leidos

Job Description

Description

Position: Systems Engineer

Location: California, MD

Clearance: Secret


Make an Impact with Leidos

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the dedication of our diverse and talented teams. United by a shared commitment to our customers’ success, we empower our people, support our communities, and operate sustainably. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide every aspect of our work, ensuring we do the right thing—for our customers, our people, and the world around us.


Thrive in a Mission‑Focused Environment

The Leidos Defense Sector provides advanced systems, solutions, and services across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. From enterprise IT and large‑scale intelligence systems to cybersecurity, geospatial analytics, logistics, and training, we support some of the nation’s most critical defense missions. Our teams take on challenges where failure is not an option—and succeed.


We are seeking a cleared Systems Engineer with military weapons systems experience in support of a systems engineering effort. The successful candidate will analyze, design and evaluate software based systems, components, and/or systems related to engineering and functional requirements of command and control systems and the associated support systems.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, and/or evaluate requirements for military weapons systems.
  • Review and prepare engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation.
  • Apply systems engineering experience to perform functions such as requirement elicitation, requirements management, requirements tracing, system integration, and configuration management.
  • Manage requirements and ensure traceability via COTS requirements management software.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related experience. Additional experience, training, and/or certifications may be considered in lieu of degree.
  • US Citizen; Currently possessing an active DoD Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to a TS/SCI clearance upon hire.
  • Strong knowledge of systems engineering or related technical or scientific field such as electrical, mechanical, electronics engineering, engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, or computer science with 8+ years of experience in systems engineering or an engineering/science field supporting precision guided missile systems

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certified Systems Engineering Professional Accreditation.
  • Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS).
  • Experience with DODAF Architecture.
  • Experience working in an Agile Environment.
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering

Ready to make an impact? Start your next career chapter with Leidos—apply today!



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Original Posting:

September 24, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Numbers & Facts

LocationCalifornia, MD
IndustryEngineering Services
Salary$107,900–$195,050 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1969
Websitehttp://leidos.com/

About Company

Everything we do is built on our commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our employees, and our communities. Learn more about the values and culture that are the foundations of our business.

Skills

  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Biologyunmatched
  • Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
  • Chemistryunmatched
  • Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)unmatched
  • Community Supportunmatched
  • Computer Scienceunmatched
  • Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Control Systemsunmatched
  • Cyberspaceunmatched
  • Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)unmatched
  • DoD Secret Clearanceunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Electronic Engineeringunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Engineering Managementunmatched
  • Geospatial Analysisunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
  • Internet Securityunmatched
  • Legalunmatched
  • Logisticsunmatched
  • Mathematicsunmatched
  • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
  • Militaryunmatched
  • Military Specificationsunmatched
  • On Site Supportunmatched
  • Operations Researchunmatched
  • Physicsunmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Requirements Management Softwareunmatched
  • Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
  • Secret Clearanceunmatched
  • Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
  • Software Designunmatched
  • Software Evaluationunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • Systems Engineeringunmatched
  • Technical Analysisunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • Technical Writingunmatched
  • Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
  • Traceabilityunmatched
  • United States Citizenunmatched

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