Lead Systems Engineer – Agile Flight & Cloud

Leidos; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in the United States is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join the Agile Team Systems Engineering within the Air Traffic Business Area, supporting next-generation flight service and air traffic systems modernization for FAA initiatives. You will work in a Scaled Agile environment with cross-functional teams to translate regulatory requirements into testable system capabilities.

The role emphasizes requirements traceability, verification planning, and collaboration with Product Owners,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, systems engineering, or related field; 4–8 years experience, or Master’s with 2–6 years.
• Experience in Agile development environments and SAFe.
• Experience across lifecycle: requirements, decomposition, traceability, integration, verification.
• Experience with cloud-based systems and modern software architectures.
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Review FAA requirement documents and regulations to extract intent and acceptance criteria.
• Translate requirements into detailed, testable system requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Refine backlog items with Product Owners and development teams for traceability.
• Engage stakeholders to identify use cases aligned with workflows and validation readiness.
• Decompose regulatory needs into capability statements with measurable criteria.
• Maintain requirements traceability across artifacts and verification activities.
• Support design discussions by evaluating approaches and risks.
• Prepare technical documentation including specs, interfaces and workflows.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, ITOs, reviews, and inspections.
• Coordinate with software, test, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps teams for implementation and validation.
• Help define verification/validation strategies for demos and integration testing.
• Capture design decisions and risk assessments for governance.

Skills

Agile development environments

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements analysis & traceability

System architecture & integration

Clear verbal and written communication

Cloud-based systems understanding

US Citizenship

Public Trust suitability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, systems engineering, or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Jira with traceability plugins

Cameo

DOORS

Jama

Job description

Leidos in the United States is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join the Agile Team Systems Engineering within the Air Traffic Business Area, supporting next-generation flight service and air traffic systems modernization for FAA initiatives. You will work in a Scaled Agile environment with cross-functional teams to translate regulatory requirements into testable system capabilities.

The role emphasizes requirements traceability, verification planning, and collaboration with Product Owners,