Systems Engineer

Leidos; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days annual leave (including public

Flexible benefits

Flexible working scheme

Job summary

Leidos UK is seeking a Systems Engineer to apply across the ESCS lifecycle, translating business and operational needs into coherent system requirements, interface specifications and model artefacts. The role spans architecture, software, data, cloud, test and supplier teams to maintain the technical integrity of the end-to-end solution.

The role focuses on eliciting and analysing requirements, developing system models and ICDs, analysing data flows and non-functional characteristics, and

Qualifications

• Experience across the engineering lifecycle.
• Knowledge of system modelling and interfaces.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain system requirements and interfaces.
• Analyse behaviour, interfaces and non-functional characteristics.
• Support system integration and verification.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements engineering

System modelling

Interface definitions

Traceability

Non-functional analysis

Risk management

Technical communication

Job description

Description

Systems Engineer

Location:UK Mobile Worker with attendance at Leidos or customer sites as required

Salary: £47,600 - £61,000

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Role overview:

Enterprise Supply Chain Services (ESCS) is part of the Leidos UK solution responsible for sourcing and procurement, inventory, planning and order management.

The team is developing a new supply chain management system, initially as a technical demonstrator, with the aim of developing it into a production-ready solution.

Apply systems engineering across the ESCS lifecycle, translating business and operational needs into coherent, traceable system requirements, interface specifications and model artefacts. The Systems Engineer will support the definition, analysis, integration and verification of ESCS capabilities, working across architecture, software, data, cloud, test and supplier teams to maintain the technical integrity of the end-to-end solution.

The role you will play

• Develop and maintain clear, testable and traceable system requirements, interfaces and engineering artefacts.
• Model and analyse the behaviour, interfaces and non-functional characteristics of the ESCS solution to support evidence-based engineering decisions.
• Support system integration and verification by ensuring requirements, interfaces, dependencies and acceptance evidence remain coherent throughout delivery.

What will I be doing?

• Elicit, analyse, decompose and manage functional and non-functional system requirements, maintaining traceability through design, integration, verification and acceptance.
• Develop and maintain system models, functional and logical views, interface definitions and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Analyse end-to-end system interactions, data flows, dependencies, constraints and behaviours across ESCS capabilities and external systems.
• Undertake system-level analysis and modelling of non-functional characteristics, including availability, reliability, performance, capacity, resilience and recoverability.
• Work with architects, software, data, cloud, security, test and supplier teams to ensure designs and implementations remain aligned with system requirements and defined interfaces.
• Support verification and validation activities, including definition of acceptance criteria against requirements and requirements-to-verification traceability, and verification through the means of analysis and inspection techniques.
• Identify, analyse and manage technical risks, assumptions, dependencies, issues and opportunities within assigned areas.
• Contribute engineering evidence to technical reviews, design reviews, integration readiness and capability acceptance.
• Maintain systems engineering artefacts under appropriate configuration and change control.

Required skills and capabilities

• Systems engineering across the engineering lifecycle
• Requirements engineering, decomposition and traceability for both functional and non-functional domains
• System architecture and functional analysis
• Interface definition and production of interfaces specifications (Interface Control Documents)
• System modelling and Model-Based Systems Engineering principles
• Functional and non-functional requirements analysis
• Availability, reliability, performance and capacity analysis
• Application and planning of verification and validation methods for requirements
• Technical risk, assumption and dependency management
• Strong use of engineering best practice, including engineering methodologies, expert configuration and change control and secure systems engineering principles.
• Clear and proficient written and verbal communication

Required experience

• Systems engineering experience on complex, software-oriented systems self-hosted within public and private cloud platforms.
• Experience developing and managing system requirements in line with INCOSE best practice and maintaining traceability to design and verification compliance evidence throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Experience defining interfaces between systems, applications or services and producing associated interface documentation.
• Experience applying modelling or analytical techniques to understand system behaviour, dependencies or non-functional characteristics.
• Experience supporting system integration, verification and technical assurance in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Ability to work independently within an assigned engineering scope and collaborate effectively with architects, software engineers, test engineers, suppliers and other engineering disciplines.

Desired experience

• Solutions hosted across hyperscaler platforms; preferably AWS.
• Complex systems integration programmes that include enterprise SaaS and Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems.
• Supply chain, procurement, order management, logistics or ERP-related systems.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering and appropriate modelling notation/tooling, such as SysML 1.6, SysML 2.0 or Archimate.
• Availability, reliability, capacity or performance modelling of distributed systems.
• Experience working within multidiscipline agile or hybrid engineering delivery environments.Public sector, defence or security-conscious environments.
• INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional development towards recognised systems engineering accreditation.
• Previous experience with business process modelling using BPMN 2.0.

Success in the role

• System requirements are clear, consistent, testable and traceable through design, integration and verification.
• Interfaces and dependencies are defined sufficiently early and clearly to support implementation and integration.
• System models and analyses provide useful evidence for engineering and architectural decisions.
• Non-functional requirements and system-level constraints are understood and reflected in the solution.
• Integration and verification activities have a clear requirements, interface and acceptance basis.
• Engineering risks, assumptions and inconsistencies are identified early and resolved collaboratively.
• Systems engineering artefacts remain coherent, controlled and appropriate for technical assurance and acceptance.
• Accurate and transparent reporting of progress, successes and impediments within designated team.

Clearance requirements:

• BPSS required to start
• SC required for the role

Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the worldsafer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

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.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

£47,600.00-£61,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About 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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. 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 at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.