Lastly, the Defense Sector’s focus is on hiring a candidate with subject matter expertise in reliability prediction analyses, but experience with production and sustainment related activities like Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) is beneficial.
The Senior RAM Engineer will work in a matrixed organization at Leidos, supporting multiple programs at once in a variety of engineering fields with different team environments, from the large-scale programs that Leidos is the prime contractor for, to smaller-scale programs for which Leidos provides support as a subcontractor to companies in the top 100 DoD contractors. The candidate will join a diverse team of other RAM engineers, systems engineers and specialty engineers (e.g., Safety and Human Factors, Risk, Test) within Leidos and have the opportunity to work on programs from their preferred background, as well as challenge themselves by working on programs outside of their expertise.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical/engineering degree from an ABET-accredited university.
At least twelve (12) years of experience supporting DoD, NASA, or commercial programs as a reliability engineer.
Must have experience conducting RAM analyses spanning the system’s lifecycle, from predictive analyses to analyzing field-data (e.g., MTTR, MTBF, FMEA/FMECA, RCM, reliability block diagram, power dissipation, and derating).
Must have experience mentoring other engineers and/or serving as a technical task lead on an engineering project.
Must have experience in deriving RAM program requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
Must have demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.
Must have experience with Reliability Software such as Reliasoft, and other reliability analysis tools such as Relyence.
Experience in performing SW Reliability using tools such as the Neufelder method
Must have demonstrated experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools such as Windchill.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
Active secret security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
Preference shown to candidates who possess a Master of Science in System Engineering from an ABET-accredited university, and/or have at least 2-4 years of direct systems engineering experience.
Preferred candidates will also have experience and/or working knowledge with:
Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) and/or INCOSE ASEP or CSEP certification preferred.
A detailed understanding of the top-down systems engineering process for architecture development and bottoms-up verification
Thorough understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods
Experience supporting DoD, NASA, or DARPA programs
Experience performing risk management, test planning, and/or proposal development
Experience shaping and executing business development efforts
Experience in supporting Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) and Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)
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
October 30, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
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.
