Senior Systems Engineer & Deputy PM - Onsite in San Diego

Leidos; California; On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer - Deputy Project Manager to support naval fleet activities and critical maritime missions. You will lead engineering efforts, coordinate with government and military customers, and bridge technical execution with program priorities on site.

You will direct multi-discipline teams, translate operational needs into sound requirements, manage schedules and risks, and deliver technical briefings to senior leadership while travel domestically and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible systems engineering or related experience.
• Experience with complex maritime, naval, or defense systems.
• Experience collaborating with government, military, and operational stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead cross-disciplinary engineering activities.
• Experience with program execution, scheduling, risk/issue management, and status reporting.
• Experience documenting analyses, requirements, designs, and program deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communications, and ability to brief senior leadership.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including overseas travel.
• Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as onsite senior technical representative for Leidos at the customer site.
• Support day-to-day program execution and mission priorities with customer leadership.
• Assist Project Manager with planning, execution, coordination, and schedule management.
• Lead engineering activities across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
• Translate operational needs into technical requirements and recommendations.
• Track milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and action items; maintain artifacts.

Skills

Customer-facing

Program management

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Travel willingness

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, naval architecture, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, electrical engineering, project management, or related technical discipline

Tools

Linux OS

Maritime C2 systems

Software development

Job description

Leidos in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer - Deputy Project Manager to support naval fleet activities and critical maritime missions. You will lead engineering efforts, coordinate with government and military customers, and bridge technical execution with program priorities on site.

You will direct multi-discipline teams, translate operational needs into sound requirements, manage schedules and risks, and deliver technical briefings to senior leadership while travel domestically and