Senior Systems Engineer

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Summary: Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer to join a dynamic team working on the FAA's ERAM technology, vital to the Next Generation Air Transportation System, focusing on modernizing infrastructure and systems. Highlights: 1. Work on mission-critical Next Generation Air Transportation System technology 2. Lead architectural and systems solutions design and development 3. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and mentor colleagues Apply Now Description Leidos’ Homeland – Air Traffic helps the Federal Aviion Administrion (FAA) and internional providers of air traffic systems modernize infrastructure, systems and security. We are a trusted partner of the Federal Aviion Administrion and highly-reguled internional customers looking for transformive solutions to mission critical operions.  Our customers take on the toughest challenges out there to make our world safer and more efficient. Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer who will  be a member of a dynamic team working on the Federal Aviion Administrion’s En-Route Automion Modernizion ERAM) technology, which is the heart of the Next Generion Air Transportion System and the pulse of the Nional Airspace System helping to advance our transition from a ground-based system of air traffic control to a sellite-based system of air traffic management. ERAM is vital to the future of air navigion, providing the foundional plform required for FAA to enable NextGen solutions, via modernizion programs included within the  Enroute Automion Technical Refresh Portfolio (EA TRP). Locion: Gaithersburg Responsibilities: Lead team to design and develop architectural and systems solutions white papers Lead and coordine process and baseline updes to requirements and architectural diagrams Track and report execution stus, genering detailed reports and artifact packages for stakeholders and clients. Manage and track schedules, risks, opportunities, defects, change requests, and action items. Perform systems requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocion and interface definition, technical management, integrion, system testing, and quality assurance. Develop technical solutions, prepare trade studies when required, decompose the solution into system-level and software requirements. Author white papers th document problems/enhancements, recommended solution(s), and technical implemention specificions. Conduct feasibility studies, prototypes and risk assessments to determine optimal system design solutions Cree and maintain detailed system design documention, including specificions, diagrams, and interface definitions Facilite planning meetings, peer reviews, and customer-facing sessions to align on objectives and schedules. Collabore with developers, integrors, and schedulers to ensure schedules are in alignment with project timelines. Mentor and train team members on tools, processes, and applicions. Support the development and upding of systems engineering documention, such as requirements verificion mrices and architectural design documents. Support analysis of customer problem reports (and enhancement requests). Work directly with the FAA customers to ensure a valid understanding of issues (or requested enhancements) and need(s). Support the validion and verificion of system designs. Collabore with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integrion of hardware, software, and network components. Identify opportunities for system improvements and drive the implemention of best practices in design and integrion. Support project planning and estimion activities reled to systems design and integrion tasks. Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, safety regulions, and quality assurance processes. Required Qualificions: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in engineering, computer science discipline with 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Experience with full software development life cycle including defining customer requirements, integrion, test, and deployment. Ability to obtain an SF-85P Public Trust clearance from the FAA customer. Familiar with Model Based System Engineering, Werfall and Agile practices. Experience leading and directing activities of a team. Strong communicion skills to interface with internal and external customers. Air Traffic Knowledge and experience working on Air Traffic programs. Experience with conducting technical reviews with a government agency / customer. Desired Skills: Background and experience on FAA or internional air traffic control programs. Familiarity with the Nional Air Space and FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs. The successful candide will possess advanced leadership skills and the ability to work independently. A good academic understanding and/or exposure to system engineering practices to contribute to and/or assist with system integrion, requirements engineering, operional and decision analysis, systems definition, requirements baseline control and management. Highly organized, demonstring the ability to work independently times due to fast-paced and highly productive work environment. Virtualizion (VMWare/VCF, KVM, OpenShift, Docker, etc.). Network Attached Storage (NetApp, NFS). Cloud Hosting (AWS). If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus 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 step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: March 19, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits. Securing Your Da Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). 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Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Apply Now