Lead Systems RMA Engineer -Air Traffic Control

Leidos; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) Engineer to support the FAA ERAM program from the Gaithersburg, MD area. The hybrid role requires in-office presence about 2.5 days per week to help advance system reliability and availability for NAS operations.

The qualified candidate will develop RMA requirements, perform system-level analysis, and support design reviews, test plans, and corrective actions across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Experience applying systems engineering principles across the lifecycle.
• Ability to analyze technical data, identify trends and communicate findings.
• Strong written and verbal communication for engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RMA requirements and specifications throughout the lifecycle.
• Perform system-level RMA modeling and performance predictions.
• Support system reviews with RMA assessments and recommendations.
• Develop test plans, procedures, and evaluations for RMA compliance.
• Analyze failures, identify root causes, and support corrective actions.
• Evaluate field performance and reliability growth initiatives.
• Assess maintenance data to identify improvements in reliability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to integrate RMA considerations.

Skills

RMA engineering

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Math

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) Engineer to join a dynamic engineering team supporting the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) program. ERAM is a mission-critical component of the National Airspace System (NAS), providing the technology that enables air traffic controllers to safely and efficiently manage high-altitude air traffic across the United States. The RMA Engineer will support the engineering, analysis, and sustainment of complex aviation and air traffic management systems, helping ensure they meet stringent reliability, maintainability, availability, and operational performance requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, and maintain Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) requirements and specifications throughout the system lifecycle.
• Perform system-level RMA modeling, analysis, and performance predictions to assess system reliability, availability, maintainability, and operational performance.
• Support system and design reviews, providing RMA assessments and recommendations to identify risks and improve system performance.
• Develop and support test plans, procedures, and evaluations to verify compliance with RMA requirements.
• Perform failure analysis and trending, identify root causes and systemic issues, and support the development and implementation of corrective actions.
• Support reliability growth initiatives by evaluating field performance, failure trends, and corrective-action effectiveness.
• Analyze field maintenance, operational, and maintenance-data-collection information to assess system performance and identify opportunities for reliability and maintainability improvements.
• Develop and evaluate system sustainment scenarios and provide RMA engineering support for lifecycle planning and operational availability assessments.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, hardware, software, maintenance, logistics, test, and program teams to integrate RMA considerations throughout the system lifecycle.
• Provide RMA engineering expertise in support of FAA-sponsored programs within the National Airspace System.

** This is a hybrid position which requires employee to be in the Gaithersburg, MD office 2.5 days per week or 10 days per month

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline with 4–8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 2–6 years of relevant experience. Experience applying systems engineering principles and processes throughout the system development lifecycle. Experience with requirements development, analysis, documentation, and management. Strong technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to develop clear and concise engineering documentation. Ability to analyze technical data, identify trends and issues, and communicate findings and recommendations to engineering and program stakeholders. Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering environment, collaborating with systems, hardware, software, test, maintenance, and program teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) engineering, including one or more of the following: reliability analysis, maintainability analysis, availability modeling, failure analysis, reliability predictions, or lifecycle/sustainment analysis. Experience supporting systems subject to government or industry RMA requirements, standards, and engineering processes. Experience analyzing field performance, maintenance, failure, or operational data to assess system reliability and identify performance trends. Familiarity with aviation systems, air traffic management systems, or the National Airspace System (NAS). Experience supporting FAA programs or other mission-critical government systems is a plus. Familiarity with both ground-based and airborne aviation systems and operational environments is highly desirable.

Pay Range

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 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.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.