Systems Engineer - Standards & Technical Specs

Leidos; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with 6% company match

Flexible Schedules

Education and Training Support

Parental Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer in the Bethesda, Maryland area to lead standards and technical specifications efforts. You will maintain and improve the client's technical specification repository using structured systems engineering approaches, ensuring formal updates align with policy and stakeholder needs.

The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, expertise in Protégé/OWL, and strong communication skills to translate technical insights into actionable guidance.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• On-site work in Bethesda, MD.
• BS plus 12–15 years of experience or MS with 10–13 years; Doctorate optional.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, CM, QA, integration, and testing.
• Experience with Protégé and OWL.
• Ability to build code collaboratively in teams.
• Excellent communication skills to translate insights into recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Technical Specification Management: engage with stakeholders, issue formal update packages, follow system engineering best practices.
• Ontology and Schema Design and Implementation: model information, define properties/relationships, and formalize in machine-readable schema.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

DevOps practices

Coding in teams

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctorate (optional)

Tools

Protégé

OWL

Python

Java

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer in the Bethesda, Maryland area to lead standards and technical specifications efforts. You will maintain and improve the client's technical specification repository using structured systems engineering approaches, ensuring formal updates align with policy and stakeholder needs.

The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, expertise in Protégé/OWL, and strong communication skills to translate technical insights into actionable guidance.