Senior Systems Engineer – Concurrent Engineering Lead

Leidos

Systems Engineer leading the Concurrent Engineering efforts for air traffic control systems at Leidos. Guiding teams in technical leadership while collaborating with stakeholders and managing resources.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeGaithersburg • Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supporting the TFDM program as the Leidos Systems Engineering (SE) Concurrent Engineering (CE) Lead.
Providing cross-functional technical leadership, coordination and guidance for the TFDM program the successful candidate will be:
Modernizing the air traffic control tower equipment by improving the exchange of electronic flight data and implementing electronic flight strips.
Streamlining the schedule sequence of departures to improve efficiency on the surface.
Optimizing the experience for the flying public, Air Traffic Control, and the airline industry by improving the collaboration and decision-making capabilities between the gate and the tower.
Daily focus on driving technical teams, ensuring complex TFDM system solutions align with mission and contractual requirements.
Assist with development of plans and manage resources to ensure program schedule, budget, quality and specification goals are attained.
Manage and monitor schedules, timelines, and milestones from initiation to delivery to meet program goals.
Coordinate across TFDM product teams and functional areas to assign and prioritize tasks and ensure on-time completion.
Develop and deliver progress reports and present to internal/external engineering management and program management.
Identify and assess dependencies and issues and develop recommendations for solutions to meet productivity, quality and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
Reviewing and ensuring the quality of deliverables and work products across the team.
Serving as a technical interface with the FAA customer to address/answer questions relating to the developed requirements, use cases describing human interactions and design decisions.
Performing hands on Systems Engineering work as needed for the TFDM system.
Providing on-site Transition support at the TFDM sites.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires BS degree and 8 – 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 – 10 years of prior relevant experience.
Demonstrated leadership abilities along with strong Systems Engineering technical skills
Systems engineering experience including proven experience working in complex projects gathering user requirements and converting them into system requirements
Proven experience with supporting highly critical customer missions
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others in a team environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA Air Traffic control programs
Experience supporting Technical Interchange and Working Group meetings with customer
Experience with IBM Doors and IBM Rhapsody
Familiarity with SysML and System Engineering modeling and design approach
Familiarity with the Atlassian Tool Suite and JIRA

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive compensation
Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools

Systems EngineeringRequirements GatheringSystem RequirementsAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsSysMLModeling and DesignTechnical LeadershipProject ManagementQuality Assurance

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationCoordinationDecision-MakingCustomer Satisfaction FocusAdaptabilityInterpersonal SkillsPresentation SkillsResource Management