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Systems Engineer

Leidos


Job Location:

California, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 107900 - 195050
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position: Systems Engineer

Location: California MD

Clearance: Secret


Make an Impact with Leidos

At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the dedication of our diverse and talented teams. United by a shared commitment to our customers success we empower our people support our communities and operate sustainably. Our Mission Vision and Values guide every aspect of our work ensuring we do the right thingfor our customers our people and the world around us.


Thrive in a MissionFocused Environment

The Leidos Defense Sector provides advanced systems solutions and services across land sea air space and cyberspace. From enterprise IT and largescale intelligence systems to cybersecurity geospatial analytics logistics and training we support some of the nations most critical defense missions. Our teams take on challenges where failure is not an optionand succeed.


We are seeking a cleared Systems Engineer with military weapons systems experience in support of a systems engineering effort. The successful candidate will analyze design and evaluate software based systems components and/or systems related to engineering and functional requirements of command and control systems and the associated support systems.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Apply engineering principles to investigate analyze plan design develop and/or evaluate requirements for military weapons systems.
  • Review and prepare engineering and technical analyses reports change proposals and other technical documentation.
  • Apply systems engineering experience to perform functions such as requirement elicitation requirements management requirements tracing system integration and configuration management.
  • Manage requirements and ensure traceability via COTS requirements management software.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree with 8 years of related experience. Additional experience training and/or certifications may be considered in lieu of degree.
  • US Citizen; Currently possessing an active DoD Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to a TS/SCI clearance upon hire.
  • Strong knowledge of systems engineering or related technical or scientific field such as electrical mechanical electronics engineering engineering physics chemistry biology mathematics operations research engineering management or computer science with 8 years of experience in systems engineering or an engineering/science field supporting precision guided missile systems

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certified Systems Engineering Professional Accreditation.
  • Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS).
  • Experience with DODAF Architecture.
  • Experience working in an Agile Environment.
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering

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Original Posting:
September 24 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 $107900.00 - $195050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.


Required Experience:

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Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.

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