Leidos' **Defense Systems Land Systems **is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead a team of systems engineers developing an interceptor system. In this role, the Senior Systems Engineer will lead the systems engineering effort. This Senior Systems Engineer will help develop and review systems engineering artifacts, including Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Requirements Specifications, Requirements Verification Plan, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Engineering Reports, and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) content.
The Senior Systems Engineer will work in a matrixed organization, which supports multiple programs at once in a variety of engineering fields with all different team environments. When the interceptor program ends, the Senior Systems Engineer will have the opportunity to support a different program in the matrixed engineering portfolio. A candidate with experience in other engineering areas such as Test, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Human Factors, Risk Management, and Reliability Analysis will be treated preferentially. However, a strong background in traditional systems engineering and technical leadership is what is required for this position.
Basic Qualifications- A Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 12+ years of experience or an MS with 10+ years.
- Experience in deriving requirements for integration, manufacturing, and production systems.
- Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.
- Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
- Possess a secret clearance, or have the ability to obtain a secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications- Preferred candidates will also have experience and/or working knowledge with:
- MagicDraw and/or other Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) modeling tools
- Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers.
- Demonstrated cross-discipline collaboration.
- Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with Systems Engineering tasks.
- DOORS, JAMA, and/or other requirements database tools
- Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods
- Experience supporting one or more DoD programs
- Object Management Group (OMG) Certified System Modeler Professional (OCSMP) certification
- INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP)
Original Posting:July 21, 2026
Pay Range:Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
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.
