Systems Engineers (various levels)

R-00166917

Description

Leidos’ Transportation Solutions helps the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and international providers of air traffic systems modernize infrastructure, systems and security. We are a trusted partner of the Federal Aviation Administration and highly-regulated international customers looking for transformative solutions to mission critical operations.  Our customers take on the toughest challenges out there to make our world safer and more efficient.

We are looking for systems, software and integration engineers in Gaithersburg, MD to support our programs domestically and abroad to support current and future programs within our portfolio.

The Systems Engineering and Integration team is responsible for technical planning, system hardware-software-network design, development and integration, verification and validation, and fielding. They evaluate alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems. 

Other responsibilities include:

• Performing systems requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition, technical management, integration, system testing, and quality assurance
• Requirements development (A-Level and B-Level) on large software development programs; Systems design; system interface definitions; sustaining engineering support through a product's lifecycle
• Technical manual updates and inspection support
• Support analysis of customer problem reports (and enhancement requests)
• Work directly with customers to ensure a valid understanding of the problem (or requested enhancement) and need
• Develop technical solutions, prepare trade studies when required, decompose the solution into system-level and software requirements.
• Author white papers that document the total system.
• Connecting and integrating disparate software, hardware, or other systems into a single unified system
• Applying a holistic approach to analyze and understand complex structures and their interactions
• Identifying and resolving technical issues that arise within a complex system or network infrastructure
• Performance, safety, reliability, security analyses on complex mission critical systems

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in engineering, computer science discipline.
• Experience with full software development life cycle including defining customer requirements, integration, test, and deployment
• Ability to obtain an SF-85P Public Trust clearance from the FAA customer.
• Familiar with Model Based System Engineering, Waterfall and Agile practices
• Familiar  with Mission Critical system components including reliability, safety, performance and maintainability
• Familiar with automation techniques for integration and test of complex interfaces

Desired Qualifications:

• Background and experience on FAA or international air traffic control programs
• Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status 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 at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: September 17, 2025

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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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.