Senior Systems Engineer

Leidos; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with 6% company match and vesting

Flexible Schedules

Discounted Stock Purchase Plans

Technical Upskilling

Education and Training Support

Parental Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to collaborate with software developers, SMEs, and analysts. This role emphasizes requirements derivation, technical leadership, and strong communication to support security engineering, CNO, mission software, and SIGINT efforts within the Intel Sectors, Cyber & Analytics Business Area.

The candidate will derive and refine requirements, develop CONOPs and architecture diagrams, and contribute to system design, integration, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• 14 years' experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Responsibilities

• Requirements gathering and development, experience with systems integration and interoperability, experience with systems design and architecture.
• Derive functional, system, and performance requirements.
• Develop various systems engineering artifacts (CONOPs, architecture diagrams, etc.).
• Develop schedules for features; Perform backlog grooming.
• Write or review documentation.
• Create various status reports.

Skills

Requirements derivation

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Agile experience

System integration

Architecture knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering/related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Visio

Job description

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer in our Intel Sectors, Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management.

At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including

• Paid Time Off
• 11 paid Holidays
• 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
• Flexible Schedules
• Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
• Technical Upskilling
• Education and Training Support
• Parental Paid Leave
• and much more

Join us and make a difference in National Security! Following an initial 6-8 week onboarding period, this role offers a flexible hybrid schedule offering one day of remote work.

The Systems Engineer (SE) will work closely with the team of software developers, Subject Matter Experts, and analysts to perform requirements derivation and refinement. The candidate must be a proactive, self- starter with significant technical leadership experience and excellent communication skills.

Primary Responsibilities

• Requirements gathering and development, experience with systems integration and interoperability, experience with systems design and architecture
• Derive functional, system, and performance requirements
• Develop various systems engineering artifacts (CONOPs, architecture diagrams, etc.)
• Develop schedules for features; Perform backlog grooming
• Write or review documentation
• Create various status reports

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• 14 years' experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Clearance Requirement

Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary all development and operational considerations
• Support the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process (as well as other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes)ed.
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
• Agile experience
• Experience with MS Project and/or Visio
• CONMD CSSRC

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.

Pay Range

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.

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.

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.

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.