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Leidos Defense delivers innovative systems, solutions, and services across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace to support customers worldwide. Our teams address complex defense challenges through advanced engineering, technology, and mission-focused solutions.
The Experience: Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering team developing solutions to complex technical challenges. As a Mid-Level Systems Engineer, you will work within a matrixed organization supporting diverse defense programs and engineering disciplines. This role emphasizes requirements development, specification writing, and technical collaboration, with opportunities to contribute to additional programs as organizational needs evolve.
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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 6+ years of experience or an MS with 4+ years.
Experience in deriving requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
Experience working with design teams developing hardware and/or software products.
Ability to collaborate and communicate across engineering disciplines.
Demonstrated proficiency in developing Systems Engineering artifacts for DoD customers, especially ones related to requirements development.
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
Preference shown to candidates who possess a Master of Science in System Engineering, and/or have at least 2-4 years of direct systems engineering experience.
Preferred candidates will also have experience and/or working knowledge with:
MagicDraw and/or other Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) modeling tools
Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers.
Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with Systems Engineering tasks.
DOORS and/or other requirements database tools
Object Management Group (OMG) Certified System Modeler Professional (OCSMP) certification
INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP)
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Original Posting
October 23, 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.
