Systems Engineer

Position

Systems Engineer

Location

California, MD

Clearance

Secret

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 thing—for our customers, our people, and the world around us.

Thrive in a Mission-Focused Environment

The Leidos Defense Sector provides advanced systems, solutions, and services across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. From enterprise IT and large-scale intelligence systems to cybersecurity, geospatial analytics, logistics, and training, we support some of the nation’s most critical defense missions. Our teams take on challenges where failure is not an option - and 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/ou 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

• Bachelor’s 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.

Pay Range

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

More details are available here.

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.