Principal Systems Engineer

About the role

Leidos, a Fortune 500 company serving national security, engineering and health customers, is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer in its Intel Sector. The role provides technical leadership and engineering direction across requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification and lifecycle management of complex mission systems, guiding them from stakeholder needs through deployment and operations.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, CONOPS and high-level architectures to develop system requirements specifications, and manage requirements changes with traceability
• Develop and allocate system and functional requirements across hardware, software, facilities and personnel, including derived Information Assurance requirements
• Lead system design, generate alternative concepts and architectures, and develop Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions using DoDAF standards
• Define and manage interfaces, coordinate integration across teams, and serve as a member of the Configuration Control Board
• Plan verification, guide testing and certification, and support DoD Certification and Accreditation processes
• Assess program risks, conduct trade studies and lifecycle analyses, and support Analysis of Alternatives
• Maintain technical baselines, standards and documentation, and support acquisition processes

Required profile

• Extensive systems-engineering experience
• Demonstrated success planning and leading systems-engineering efforts
• Ability to guide complex hardware/software systems and make critical technical decisions