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Primary Responsibilities
Leading the integration of specialty engineering disciplines across programs to ensure robust, innovative, and compliant solutions.
Supporting program schedules, milestones, and deliverables while identifying and mitigating risks to specialty engineering performance.
Collaborating with key stakeholders to develop strategies for optimizing system lifecycle performance, addressing technical challenges, and ensuring program success.
Providing expertise in specialty engineering areas such as Nuclear Hardness, System Safety, EMI, EMC, and Human Systems Engineering.
Ensuring adherence to programmatic requirements, regulatory compliance, and company processes.
Partner with systems engineering teams to translate military standards into rigorous hardware requirements. support Control Account Managers (CAMs) by providing precise technical write-ups, work breakdowns, and schedule estimates for Earned Value Management (EVM), CapEx initiatives, and major competitive proposals.
Act as a certified test conductor or lead verification engineer to establish comprehensive system-level test plans, environmental stress screening, HWIL integration, and launch-readiness countdown actions.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science discipline, focus on electromagnetics.
17+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 15+ years with a master’s degree in science or engineering for complex aerospace, missile, or defense systems.
Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end systems engineering (requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, and validation) on large or complex projects.
Experience with missile, high-speed flight, or advanced weapon systems (e.g., hypersonics, ballistic missiles, interceptors, or similar).
Experience with requirements and configuration management tools (e.g., DOORS or equivalent); familiarity with MBSE concepts and tools.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and resolve complex technical issues.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing leadership and customers.
Active DoD Top Secret or TS/SCI preferred.
U.S. citizenship required.
Candidate must be a resident of or be willing to relocate to the Albuquerque, NM area or Huntsville, AL
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in in an engineering or science discipline, focus on electromagnetics.
Direct experience on hypersonic boost-glide, air-breathing hypersonic, or other high-Mach flight test or weapon programs.
Experience with responsibility for technical scope, cost, and schedule on government contracts.
Familiarity with RF and microware simulation, testing, and facilities
Knowledge of MIL-STD-461 EM compatibility requirements
Knowledge of MIL-STD-464 EM effects and requirements
Familiarity with MIL-STD-2169D requirements
Experience in systems engineering of complex systems
Direct experience with ND components or system design, development or production
Experience in electromagnetics within the NNSA nuclear complex
Experience designing and executing experiments for strategic environments
Experience with weapon systems and weapon system teams
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Original Posting
November 12, 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 $154,050.00 - $278,475.00
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.
