Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Ft. Belvoir, VA
Clearance Required: Active Top Secret/SCI
Leidos is seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support the development, integration, and advancement of cutting‑edge ISR technologies within the Army TENCAP portfolio. This role serves as the lead technical authority on the contractor team, providing the critical engineering expertise required to evaluate emerging capabilities, guide system integration, and ensure alignment with government mission objectives.
The Senior Systems Engineer will support systems architecture development, requirements analysis, and integration of national, commercial, and tactical intelligence capabilities into operational Army systems. This position also involves technical assessments of emerging technologies, prototype development and testing, and engineering support across multiple intelligence platforms. You will contribute to the creation of technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and engineering reports that directly support the TENCAP mission.
As the program’s senior technical expert, you will deliver expert recommendations, conduct trade‑off analyses, and ensure engineering solutions are feasible, mission‑aligned, and technically sound.
What You’ll Be Doing
Serve as the Senior Systems Engineer and definitive technical authority for all engineering aspects of the system.
Maintain and drive system architecture, technical baselines, and overall system performance.
Lead and manage a multi‑disciplinary engineering team, overseeing technical execution and program performance.
Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and stakeholders to ensure mission needs and objectives are fully addressed.
Support system‑level requirements development, hardware/software design activities, and verification and validation processes.
Act as a key stakeholder in major engineering reviews, readiness reviews, and configuration control boards.
Conduct technical evaluations of emerging ISR technologies and support prototype development and integration efforts.
Develop engineering documentation, architecture artifacts, and technical reports supporting TENCAP objectives.
What You’ll Need
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
Master’s degree in a science or engineering discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience
OR 8 years of additional work experience in lieu of a Master’s
OR Bachelor’s degree plus 4+ years of experience in lieu of a Master’s
Extensive experience supporting GRIDS and associated or supporting systems
Demonstrated ability to serve as a senior technical authority, systems engineering leader, and trusted advisor in complex mission environments
Experience with ISR systems, satellite communications, or intelligence architectures (highly desirable)
Familiarity with systems engineering lifecycle processes and Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (preferred)
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.
April 22, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
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.
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
