Systems Engineer Lead - Remote, US | leidos Job

The Decision Advantage Business Area at Leidos has an opening for an experienced Secret cleared Systems Engineer Lead.  Our team supports the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network and supporting infrastructure. The system administrator will be involved in day to day activities and strategic long-term maturation of complex systems.

Ability to work in Northern Virginia, Dayton, OH, or Orlando, FL is highly preferred. Candidate working from remote locations will also be considered but must be willing and able to go onsite for meetings.

Primary Responsibilities

Systems Engineer Lead responsibilities include the following:

• Provide expertise in the Systems Engineering Lifecycle for all phases of the lifecycle

• Responsible and Accountable for systems engineering artifacts including Requirements, Architecture, and other informative artifacts for product development

• Primary interface with customer and other partners to ensure requirements and operational objectives are technically feasible

• Facilitate and lead technical information exchange in support of program objectives

• Work with technical program manager to develop technical roadmaps to support objectives from customer

• Document risk, requirements, interfaces, constraints in an organized manner

• Provide performance feedback and program execution guidance to direct reports to plans coordinated with the technical program manager

• Build a culture of collaboration and transparency, ensuring all parties are aligned and informed

Basic Qualifications

• Must possess a minimum of Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a SCI clearance.

• BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience.

• Demonstrable knowledge of systems engineering concepts and applying these concepts to Department of Defense programs.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, and other systems engineers in the development of complex DoD systems.

• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution situations involving the full spectrum of system integration activities.

• Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.

• Ability to remain flexible and agile to execute per customer needs

• Experience in SysML and Agile program execution tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience support Department of the Air Force programs.

• Previous experience working on complex multi-domain systems.

• Experience with large weapons systems and command and control platforms across the DoD portfolio.

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