Model-Based Systems Engineer

Leidos

$69K — $125K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience or a master's degree with at least 1 year of experience.
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS.
  • Experience working in a Software in the Loop (SIL) environment.
  • Experience with SysML, preferably using Cameo/MagicDraw.
  • Strong desire to grow and learn new technologies.
  • Effective communication skills in both written and verbal formats.

Responsibilities

  • Use MBSE methodologies and tools to develop system architectures on new development programs.
  • Assist the technical team to align solution architecture with customer requirements.
  • Capture, decompose, and trace system-level requirements using existing tools and models.
  • Analyze, define, and refine architectures and interfaces.
  • Develop system structure and behavior models.
  • Collaborate with government stakeholders, software, mechanical, and electrical teams.

Benefits

  • Focus on employee empowerment and community contributions.
  • Commitment to sustainability in operations.
  • Dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and learning.
  • Mission-driven culture with a focus on innovation and technology.
Full Job Description
The Non-Kinetic Effects Business Area, part of the Defense Sector at Leidos, currently has an opening for a cleared Model-Based Systems Engineer to work in our Arlington, VA office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping multiple DoD customers develop "bleeding edge" technology protecting our warfighters in the field. Your role will directly support our diverse portfolio of programs through a combination of requirement and design architecture analysis and MBSE Model development. Your skills may be requested to help create briefing material for design reviews and Technical Exchanges.

Please Note: Candidates must be able to work on-site in Arlington, VA.

Primary Responsibilities:

As a Systems Engineer with Leidos, you will use MBSE methodologies and tools to help develop system architectures on new development programs and incorporating Leidos unique capabilities into test or fielded HW. This role will also assist the technical team align the solution architecture to the customer requirements.

Day-to-day life will involve exercising existing tools and models and creating new models to represent emerging systems. This will be a synthesis of MBSE tools like NoMagic CSM to:
  • Capture, decompose, and trace system level requirements.
  • Analyze, define, and refine architectures, and interfaces.
  • Develop system structure and behavior.
  • Collaborate with government stakeholders, software, test, mechanical and electrical teams.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with 2+ years of prior relevant experience or a master's degree with at least a year experience in one of these areas: systems engineering, software engineering, test engineering or related field.
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS.
  • Experience working in a SIL environment.
  • Experience with SysML, preferably using Cameo/MagicDraw.
  • Strong desire to grow and learn new technologies.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally from informal one-on-one discussions or in a small group environment.
  • Ability to work within a dynamic work environment, ability to handle multiple tasks at once (multi-task).


Preferred Qualifications
  • Active TS clearance.
  • Familiar with Agile Methodologies, preferably SCRUM or Kanban.
  • Experience with Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket.
  • OCSMP (OMG Certification for Systems Modeling Professionals)
  • Experience with executable SysML simulation capabilities and scripting languages.
  • Experience with MBSE methodologies such as Magicgrid.
  • Understanding of military CONOPS.


NKE

ElectronicWarfare

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:
March 30, 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

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.

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