Systems Engineer (TS/SCI)

About the role

Leidos, a Fortune 500 company serving national security, engineering and health customers, is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support the requirements, architecture, design, integration and verification of complex mission systems. The engineer translates user needs, Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and high-level architectures into system requirements and works with hardware, software, facilities, personnel, security and operational considerations, collaborating with Government stakeholders, developers and engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, CONOPS and high-level architectures to develop system requirements specifications, and derive lower-level requirements that are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable and verifiable.
• Develop derived Information Assurance requirements covering confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, identification, authentication, access control and accountability.
• Generate alternative system concepts and designs, allocate real-time and error budgets, and document system architecture and design.
• Take part in interface definition, configuration changes, and in establishing approved system and component definitions.
• Coordinate cross-discipline action items from Configuration Control Board, design, program and test reviews, and lead the integration of requirements, design and technology.
• Define verification methods and criteria, prepare Systems Engineering Management Plans, integration and test plans, and review WBS, work packages and the Integrated Master Plan.
• Produce systems-engineering documentation such as Systems Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications and Interface Control Documents.
• Work with Government stakeholders and program personnel, and maintain the technical integrity of assigned systems-engineering work.

Required profile

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph at time of application.
• Minimum of seven years of experience as a Systems Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management or a related field; five additional years of Systems Engineering experience may substitute for the degree.