Advanced Hypersonics Systems Engineer

Overview

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Leidos’ Defense Systems is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team supporting the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) Flight Test Program as part of the Hypersonics Systems Division. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions.

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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 world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here.

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The focus of the MACH-TB Program is to develop rapid cadence, affordable flight-testing capabilities to quickly advance the hypersonic Technology Readiness Level. As an integral member of the MACH-TB Team, the successful candidate will leverage digital engineering and systems engineering practices and tools, including CAMEO, to identify challenges and formulate candidate solutions within complex, highly interdependent hardware systems and programs. The systems engineer will coordinate MACH-TB system engineering for prototype development and as-built configurations. This includes application of the SEMP defined processes, working requirements updates and change requests, executing verification plans, and acceptance testing. The systems engineer will serve as a liaison with the customer in Crane, Indiana to answer questions and provide a local systems engineering contact. The systems engineer will work under the direction of the Lead Systems Engineer in application of systems engineering standard processes and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage System requirement application and updates from Task Order, Specifications and Test Plans
• Support verification and traceability of deliverables back to System Requirements
• Assist in development of test plans and process improvements
• Develop strong relationships with customer stakeholders
• Provide guidance to more junior Systems Engineering staff
• Facilitate configuration management of the technical data package
• Develop and maintain a clear understanding of overall system interdependencies and interfaces
• Implement creative solutions to ensure program requirements are upheld
• Identify, mitigate and resolve risks
• Coordinate systems engineering with the customer
• Perform other related duties as required
• Travel to supplier sites as required (up to 20%)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution with 12+ years or Master Degree with 10+ years applicable experience and with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Experience with system level requirements
• Detailed understanding of the top-down systems engineering process for architecture development and bottoms-up verification
• Demonstrates solid understanding and intuition of the functionality and interdependency of complex physical systems
• Experience applying systems engineering practices in flexible and creative ways to support programs with unique developmental constraints
• Demonstrated ability to work with the customer to clarify program challenges and/or system requirements
• Experience working as part of an Integrated Product Team (IPT) or Systems Engineering team
• Ability to stay focused and succeed in dynamic and fast paced environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail
• Organizational skills to document work and interface with team members to ensure flow of information
• Candidate must be willing to relocate to the Crane, Indiana area within 6 months of being offered the position
• Remote work eligibility for up to 6 months outside the Crane, Indiana area with required travel to Huntsville, Alabama and Crane, Indiana during that period
• Position contingent upon award of MACH-TB 2.0 Funded Task Order

Preferred Qualifications

• A current DoD Top Secret clearance
• Experience with prototype production efforts
• Familiarity with CAMEO

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting

September 4, 2025

Pay Range

Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00