Leidos

Senior Systems Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Eagan • Maryland • Minnesota • United States

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Salary

💰 $131,300 - $237,350 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead systems engineering activities across the full lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture, integration, verification, and validation
  • Own and govern system and capability-level requirements, ensuring traceability to mission needs and program objectives as well as verification planning within an Agile delivery framework
  • Partner with system and solution architects on architecture runway, trade studies, and technical decision-making
  • Identify, assess, and manage cross-team technical risks, dependencies, and constraints
  • Provide technical oversight during integration, test, and operational readiness activities
  • Ensure systems engineering best practices are applied consistently across teams
  • Serve as Product Owner (or Lead PO) for major system components or value streams
  • Own and prioritize capability- and feature-level backlogs, balancing mission value, technical risk, and delivery capacity
  • Translate complex system requirements into clear, actionable epics, features, and user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria
  • Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring engineering intent and mission value are clearly represented
  • Utilize AI-assisted tools and large language model (LLM) platforms to augment requirements analysis, backlog refinement, design exploration, and documentation, while ensuring human oversight and validation
  • Act as a primary liaison between stakeholders, engineering teams, and program leadership
  • Create and maintain systems engineering artifacts, including requirements documentation, interface control documents (ICDs), architecture views, and verification matrices
  • Influence product roadmap decisions and sequencing based on technical and delivery insights
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members on systems thinking, requirements quality, and Agile best practices
  • Promote Agile and SAFe best practices across teams and value streams
  • Support dependency management and alignment across Agile teams and release trains

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
  • 12+ years of related experience or 10+ years of experience with a Master's degree
  • Experience in systems engineering, product ownership, or related technical leadership roles
  • Demonstrated experience leading systems engineering efforts on complex, software-intensive programs
  • Strong experience working in Agile environments (SAFe)
  • Proven ability to translate mission or business objectives into prioritized technical and product backlogs
  • Experience collaborating with architects, engineering leads, and program leadership
  • Proficiency with Agile and requirements management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Cameo, Jama, or similar)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • US citizenship is required
Benefits
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
systems engineeringrequirements definitionarchitectureintegrationverificationvalidationAgile delivery frameworkrequirements managementtechnical leadershipproduct ownership
Soft Skills
technical oversightrisk managementstakeholder liaisonmentorshipcollaborationcommunicationinfluenceprioritizationsystems thinkingbacklog refinement
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Systems EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in EngineeringMaster's degreePublic Trust clearance