Software Systems Engineer

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Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT large-scale intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions.

Leidos Land Systems has an exciting opportunity for a talented Software Systems Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team within a matrixed organization to create unique solutions for complex problems specifically regarding missile defense systems.

The Software Systems Engineer will support systems engineering needs throughout the software lifecycle of complex software systems. This includes deriving requirements defining architecture and interfaces driving software behaviors and supporting verification and traceability of requirements. The selected candidate will develop and maintain a clear understanding of the overall software system functionality interdependencies and interfaces. This includes communicating with a multi-disciplinary engineering team of both internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidate will also assist in maintaining the SysML software model in Cameo Systems Modeler.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support verification and traceability of deliverables to software requirements

• Assist in development of verification plans and process improvements

• Develop and maintain a clear understanding of overall system interdependencies and interfaces

• Derive software requirements with traceability to system requirements

• Implement creative solutions to ensure program requirements are upheld

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering Software Engineering Computer Science Computer Engineering or equivalent degree with 4 years of experience or Masters degree with 2 years of relevant experience.

• Experience using requirement database tool(s) such as DOORS or Cameo Systems Modeler.

• Demonstrated understanding of the top-down systems engineering process for architecture development and bottoms-up verification.

• Experience in deriving requirements for complex systems.

• Experience defining system interdependencies and interfaces.

• Experience effectively collaborating and communicating within a multi-disciplinary team.

• Experience working within an Agile environment (or equivalent).

• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama AL area.

• Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred candidates will also have experience and/or working knowledge with:

• Model-Based Systems Engineering methodologies particularly modeling in Cameo Systems Modeler (or equivalent) using SysML

• DoD acquisition processes and methods

• Software engineering throughout the software lifecycle

• Object Management Group (OMG) Certified System Modeler Professional (OCSMP) certification

• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP)

At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.

If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.

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