Senior Systems Engineering Section Manager

Koitecc Solutions; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense in Huntsville, AL seeks a Systems Engineering Section Manager to lead a team of five direct-report Systems Engineers while maintaining technical commitments.

The role requires strong experience in deriving requirements, verification planning, and coordinating system integration, with an active DoD Secret clearance and North Alabama residency or relocation. This position offers leadership opportunities within a mission-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a listed engineering field with 8+ years’ experience or an MS with 6+ years.
• Experience deriving and managing requirements for complex electrical, electro‑mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Experience creating verification and test plans, and coordinating system integration and test activities to support verification of system level requirements.
• Basic understanding of interceptor systems.
• Experience leading cross-discipline and product teams.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment, including leading and conducting Technical Design Reviews.
• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• Active DoD Secret clearance. (U.S. Citizenship is required)

Responsibilities

• Track the long-term staffing of their direct reports.
• Help their direct reports manage their careers long-term by finding them opportunities aligned with their desires and skillsets.
• Check in with their direct reports frequently (weekly or every other week) to track job satisfaction.
• Work with direct reports’ technical supervisors to ensure the supervisors are satisfied with their performance.
• Track requests for items like purchased equipment (e.g., headsets).
• Report back on direct reports’ status to the Branch Manager weekly.
• Interview new candidates for the SE Branch.
• Onboard new employees, including requests for new equipment, identifying office space, meeting new employees on their first day, and training on Leidos policy and procedure.
• Counsel employees with performance difficulties

Skills

Requirements management

System engineering

Cross-discipline leadership

Technical design reviews

Team mentorship

Clear communication

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree (B.S.)

Master of Science in Systems Engineering

Tools

DOORS

JAMA

Cameo/MagicDraw

Job description

Leidos Defense in Huntsville, AL seeks a Systems Engineering Section Manager to lead a team of five direct-report Systems Engineers while maintaining technical commitments.

The role requires strong experience in deriving requirements, verification planning, and coordinating system integration, with an active DoD Secret clearance and North Alabama residency or relocation. This position offers leadership opportunities within a mission-focused environment.