Lead Systems Engineer - Technical Documentation & Field Ops

Leidos LLC

Gaithersburg (MD)

On-site

USD 87,000 - 157,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Leidos in Gaithersburg, MD seeks an experienced Systems Engineer Lead to drive planning, execution, and scheduling of technical instructions for the UK NAS-R program. You will bridge from high-level architecture to field procedures, ensuring safe, repeatable blueprints for deployment and operations teams.

The role emphasizes knowledge management, process improvement, and stakeholder training, with collaboration across engineering and field teams to validate instructions and adapt to evolving

Qualifications

  • Experience documenting technical work instructions and procedures.
  • Ability to transform high-level architectures into field-ready instructions.
  • Strong analytics for process improvement and productivity gains.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end lifecycle of technical instructions used by technicians.
  • Develop knowledge management frameworks aligned with industry standards.
  • Analyze operational data to improve workflows, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Facilitate training and presentations for internal teams and customers.
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership to validate documentation with real scenarios.

Skills

Technical documentation
Process improvement
Knowledge management
Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s in Systems Engineering
Master’s in Systems Engineering

Tools

Jira
Confluence
Microsoft Project

Job description

Leidos in Gaithersburg, MD seeks an experienced Systems Engineer Lead to drive planning, execution, and scheduling of technical instructions for the UK NAS-R program. You will bridge from high-level architecture to field procedures, ensuring safe, repeatable blueprints for deployment and operations teams.

The role emphasizes knowledge management, process improvement, and stakeholder training, with collaboration across engineering and field teams to validate instructions and adapt to evolving

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