Leidos

SEIT Project Engineering Lead

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Diego • Alabama • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $131,300 - $237,350 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Act as Technical Lead for systems engineering activities within assigned workstreams or projects
  • Work alongside other senior Systems Engineers to implement the Chief Engineer’s vision and technical direction
  • Lead technical decision‑making, trade‑offs, and design assurance
  • Act as a trusted technical authority, able to explain complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences
  • Regular travel to Huntsville, Alabama and San Diego, California to work with onsite test teams
  • Apply Systems Engineering principles across the full engineering lifecycle (V‑Model)
  • Own and assure key engineering artifacts
  • Develop and maintain Test & Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP)
  • Support Control Account Manager (CAM) activities and Project Managers with robust planning inputs
  • Provide technical mentoring and coaching to junior and mid‑level engineers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering field (e.g., mechanical, electrical, systems, industrial)
  • 12+ years of prior relevant experience or master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Must be a US Citizen
  • Must have an active Secret security clearance to be considered
  • Experience with developing and/or providing integrated master schedule (IMS) development and critical path management (CPM)
  • Planning and Cost estimating experience with either SE or SW process
  • Proven experience with supporting highly critical customer missions
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to demonstrate a commitment to personal and corporate excellence, ethical behavior and integrity.
Benefits
  • competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Systems EngineeringV-ModelTest & Evaluation Master PlansIntegrated Master Schedule developmentCritical Path ManagementPlanningCost estimating
Soft Skills
Technical decision-makingCommunicationMentoringCoachingEthical behaviorIntegrity
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in engineeringActive Secret security clearance