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Systems Engineer

Dallas, TX

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Seniority
Mid level
Stated salary
$107,900 per year
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
27 Sept 2026

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the posting

The Maritime Division currently has an opening for a Systems Engineer supporting a DoD customer from Dallas Texas. This position provides a great opportunity to support end user requirements, be a part of a dynamic team and enhance your career abilities. The USN program office needs a self-motivated and energetic person to do technical planning, provide technical support during development and integration, test and verification and validation efforts. Providing Systems Engineer for requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, technical management, integration, and system testing. This position offers the opportunity to work alongside and collaborate with gov’t and other vendors.

**This position requires an active TS clearance to apply**

Successful candidate will perform duties as a Systems Engineer to;

  • Evaluates technical solutions that require collaboration with internal experts
  • Communicate with internal and with external partners
  • Apply Systems Engineering principles, theories, and concepts of technical domain
  • Provide technical support to evaluate documentation such as Statement of Work (SOW), Contracts Data Requirements Lists (CDRL) etc.
  • Provide support in the evaluation of contract proposals for technical feasibility
  • Provide technical support to the customer during integration and implementation efforts
  • Provide engineering support to the customer during systems development, integration, testing activities.
  • Provide engineering support for the assessment of technical, cost, and schedule performance against system and program requirements in functional engineering areas such as: RADAR, signal processing, software
  • Provide technical analyses of the system developer’s formal and informal document such as design documentation, drawings, interface specifications, algorithms, software, and hardware for technical accuracy, and compliance with contractual requirements
  • Provide technical support and participate, when required, in technical and programmatic meetings
  • Assist in technical assessments on the system developer’s designs and products to ascertain design adequacy to include the likelihood of meeting system requirements and operational certification

At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits http://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits, including 4 or more weeks Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.

Basics Qualifications:

BS and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or a Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.

  • Ability to plan, organize, prioritize tasks to ensure contract execution
  • Strong technical, verbal, and writing skills

Preferred Qualifications and experience:

  • Experience in software Development
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate across multiple varied organizations from the government and defense industry
  • Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Community operations experience
  • Experience supporting Special Access programs
  • Experience supporting an ACAT I-D program
  • Experience operating in a multi-level protection environment
  • Ability to utilize Jira

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 2, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.

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