Systems Engineer- Risk Management

Leidos; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to join a matrixed team of engineers with a focus on Risk Management across Hypersonics contracts. This role involves developing and managing requirements specifications, ICDs, verification plans, and concepts of operations to ensure timely contract deliverables.

Preferred is a strong background in traditional systems engineering and risk management, ABET-accredited degree (or MS), and a secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science with 6+ years of experience, or an MS with 4+ years.
• Experience in deriving requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Candidate should be capable of collaborating in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage systems engineering deliverables: requirements specs, ICDs, verification plans, and CONOPS.
• Elicit risks and opportunities, develop mitigations, and present findings to leadership and customer.
• Balance work across multiple programs in a matrixed organization.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements derivation

Team collaboration

Communication

Security clearance

Relocation willingness

Education

ABET-accredited degree

MS in Systems Engineering

Job description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Are you ready for your next career challenge? Leidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. Leidos Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to join a matrixed organization of systems engineers, model-based systems engineers, and specialty systems engineers. This Systems Engineer will have a focus in Risk Management for multiple Hypersonics contracts. This role will entail developing and managing systems engineering deliverables, including requirements specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), verification plans, and concepts of operations (CONOPS). As part of this role’s focus in Risk Management, the systems engineer will elicit risks and opportunities, mitigations, and detailed information pertaining to risks from fellow team members, develop a recurring deliverable related to risks, and present findings to program leadership and the customer. In this role, the systems engineer will have to balance both aspects of their work to ensure timely delivery of contract deliverables. What is minimally required in this role is experience in systems engineering with a willingness to learn risk management. The Systems Engineer will work in a matrixed organization, which supports multiple programs at once in a variety of engineering fields with all different team environments. When the efforts end, the Systems Engineer will have the opportunity to support a different program in the matrixed engineering portfolio. A candidate with experience in other systems engineering areas such as Lead Systems Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and Reliability Analysis will be treated preferentially. However, this position minimally requires a strong background in traditional Systems Engineering and Risk Management.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 6+ years of experience or an MS with 4+ years.
• Experience in deriving requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.
• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• Possess a secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference shown to candidates who possess a Master of Science in System Engineering from an ABET-accredited university, and/or have at least 2-4 years of direct systems engineering experience.
• Preferred candidates will also have experience and/or working knowledge with:
• Experience in performing risk management for Defense applications on large-scale programs at various points in the systems development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers.
• Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with Systems Engineering tasks.
• Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods
• Experience supporting one or more DoD programs
• Object Management Group (OMG) Certified System Modeler Professional (OCSMP) certification
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP)

Original Posting: October 14, 2026 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: 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. 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 January2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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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.