Systems Engineering Lead

Leidos LLC; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos in Gaithersburg, MD seeks an experienced Systems Engineer Lead to drive planning, execution, and scheduling of technical instructions for the UK NAS-R program. You will bridge from high-level architecture to field procedures, ensuring safe, repeatable blueprints for deployment and operations teams.

The role emphasizes knowledge management, process improvement, and stakeholder training, with collaboration across engineering and field teams to validate instructions and adapt to evolving

Qualifications

• Experience documenting technical work instructions and procedures.
• Ability to transform high-level architectures into field-ready instructions.
• Strong analytics for process improvement and productivity gains.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end lifecycle of technical instructions used by technicians.
• Develop knowledge management frameworks aligned with industry standards.
• Analyze operational data to improve workflows, scalability, and efficiency.
• Facilitate training and presentations for internal teams and customers.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to validate documentation with real scenarios.

Skills

Technical documentation

Process improvement

Knowledge management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s in Systems Engineering

Master’s in Systems Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking an operational, highly collaborative Systems Engineer Lead to drive the planning, execution, and scheduling of technical and work instructions for the United Kingdom National Airspace System Replacement (UK NAS-R) program. In this role, you will be the core technical catalyst responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of technical documentation and step-by-step procedures executed by field and support technicians. By bridging the gap between high-level systems architecture and ground-level execution, you will ensure that deployment and operations teams are equipped with standardized, repeatable, and safety-compliant blueprints to support critical airspace modernization.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Work Instruction Lifecycle: Own the end-to-end strategy, planning, execution scheduling, and continuous maintenance of all technical and work instructions utilized by technicians across the UK NAS‑R program.
• Knowledge Management & Frameworks: Develop, deploy, and sustain repeatable knowledge management frameworks that incorporate industry standards to streamline service delivery operations.
• Data-Driven Process Improvement: Collect and evaluate operational data to analyze technical workflows, focusing on driving measurable gains in productivity, system scalability, and procedural innovation.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Training: Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and structured technical training for internal operations teams and external customers; organize cross-functional meetings and author high-impact presentation content.
• Field Validation & Team Collaboration: Partner closely with engineering leadership and test engineers to validate instructions via real-world scenarios, rapidly adapting documentation to meet evolving mission goals, deliverable requirements, and deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Technical Communications, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline and 4‑8 years of prior relevant experience. OR Master’s in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Technical Communications, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline and 2‑6 years of prior relevant experience.
• Engineering & Planning Toolsets: Advanced proficiency with modern documentation platforms, task-tracking systems, and project scheduling tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence or Microsoft Project).

Preferred Qualifications

• Aviation Domain Expertise: Strong familiarity with Air Traffic Management (ATM) concepts or large-scale civil/military airspace infrastructure programs. Direct professional background supporting UK NATS infrastructure, legacy UK airspace replacement initiatives, or UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulatory documentation baselines.
• Familiarity with safety-critical software compliance and change management standards (e.g., ED‑109A/DO‑278A).
• Formally recognized industry credentials, such as ITIL Certifications (e.g., ITIL v4) or Project Management professional credentials (e.g., PMP).

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Pay & Benefits

Pay Range: Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00The 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.

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.

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Commitment and Diversity

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.