If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!
Leidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 4+ years of experience or an MS with 2+ years of experience.
Demonstrated ability to learn from peers and/or mentors.
Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
Possess a secret clearance, or have the ability to obtain a secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a production environment, or with Quality Engineering processes.
Experience in deriving requirements for integration, manufacturing, and production systems.
Manufacturing processes and procedures.
MagicDraw and/or other Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) modeling tools.
Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers.
Demonstrated cross-discipline collaboration.
Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with Systems Engineering tasks.
DOORS and/or other requirements database tools.
Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods.
Experience supporting one or more DoD programs.
Object Management Group (OMG) Certified System Modeler Professional (OCSMP) certification.
INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP).
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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting
November 6, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
