Digital Systems Engineer

Leidos Holding$87K — $157K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret Clearance
  • Master's in aerospace or systems engineering or related STEM field with 2+ years' experience, or a Bachelor's with 4+ years' systems engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience with architectural system concepts and model-based configurations
  • Experience with Apache Velocity scripts for report automation
  • Proven leadership in coordinating engineering tasks and technical project management
  • Excellent oral communication skills for briefings and design reviews
  • U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Model-Based Systems Engineering efforts to meet complex stakeholder needs
  • Establish and oversee multi-discipline engineering working groups
  • Develop automated scripts for report generation using VTL within modeling software
  • Link engineering tools and data models to enhance system integration
  • Identify and mitigate risks in system architectures
  • Ensure high-quality report generation and data consistency during validation processes
  • Promote teamwork across interdisciplinary teams for project success.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment that fosters innovation
  • Engagement in critical national defense missions
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth
  • Access to diverse projects across various domains (land, sea, air, space, cyberspace)
  • Supportive company culture that values proactive problem solvers.
Full Job Description
Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a skilled Digital Systems Engineer who loves collaboration and being a part of something big, to join our team. As a Leidos Digital Systems Engineer, you will blend Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture, and technical Project Management to guide requirements definition, architecture working groups, and System Integration across the engineering lifecycle. You will leverage Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles to establish seamless interoperability, oversee Risk Management within modeling environments, and deliver engineering solutions at the speed of relevance.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click !

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Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead and expand the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) conceptual model space to capture complex stakeholder requirements and establish end-to-end systems architecture and requirement-to-verification traceability.
  • Formulate, establish, and lead dedicated multi-discipline requirements and architecture working groups to ensure engineering development efforts and technical project management milestones are aligned with expectations.
  • Develop, debug, and implement automated scripts using Apache Velocity / Velocity Template Language (VTL) within Cameo Systems Modeler to support complex Report Automation, Documentations compilation, and the autogeneration of dynamic Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
  • Drive system integration by linking engineering toolsets and open-source data models across the product lifecycle to simulate real-world programs and test digital integrated ecosystems.
  • Perform risk identification and risk management modeling within system architectures to establish standardized tracking methodology
  • Perform advanced troubleshooting, template validation, and syntax refinement to guarantee high-fidelity report creation and data consistency within model repositories.
  • Foster strong Teamwork and Work Collaboratively across matrixed organizations

Basic Qualifications:

  • Active Top Secret Clearance
  • Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related STEM discipline with 2+ years of experience; OR a bachelor’s degree in engineering, general science, or physics with 4+ years of core systems engineering and systems architecture experience.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience developing architectural system concepts, structural diagrams (BDDs, IBDs), and model-based configurations within Cameo Systems Modeler or other No Magic tools.
  • Proven experience building and applying template scripts (such as Apache Velocity) to drive report automation and technical documentations generation inside system modeling environments.
  • Prior experience leading or coordinating engineering tasks, showing foundational technical project management capabilities and the ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Excellent oral communication  skills with a history of delivering internal/external briefings, design reviews, or technical demonstrations.
  • U.S. Citizenship is strictly required. Candidate must possess an active Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications.

  • Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related STEM discipline with 2+ years of experience
  • Experience implementing baseline risk management tracking methodologies or risk mitigation structures inside SysML models.
  • Strong proficiency in model troubleshooting, parsing script errors, and structural verification/validation rules.
  • Familiarity with open architecture paradigms, Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), or enterprise product line System Integration concepts.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.



Original Posting:
July 21, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

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