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Leidos Senior Systems Engineer in Farnborough, United Kingdom
Description
Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Farnborough or Whiteley, with flexibility to work from home dependent on business demands)
Salary: £61,500 - £78,800
The Role:
As a Senior Systems Engineer on a critical national infrastructure programme you will have a full understanding of the principles of systems engineering and prior experience in a similar role accepting and integrating deliveries from suppliers.
Using your experience in Systems Engineering, you will be responsible for working with customers and suppliers to execute Systems Engineering activities across the full lifecycle, including area with focus on Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
We are seeking an experienced and skilled Systems Engineer with multi-domain expertise, an understanding of business strategy, and experience with enterprise architecture frameworks, including DoDAF, MODAF, and TOGAF. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining complex systems that align with our business objectives while adhering to industry-standard architecture frameworks. The ideal candidate will understand both technical and strategic aspects, ensuring that system solutions meet technical requirements and support and drive business goals within structured architecture frameworks
Key Responsibilities:
Working with operational stakeholders, technology suppliers and architects to refine system and sub-system requirements and acceptance criteria
Modelling of functional and non-functional requirements and scenarios using MBSE and architectural framework approaches
Modelling operational, business and system designs & behaviours within architectural views
Define and develop requirements, turn them into a feasible solution by proposing an architecture, system and component definition
Develop component and system specifications/descriptions as well as compliance criteria for the system, items, components, hardware and software
Develop functions, systems, items and components to industry security and safety standards, and others as appropriate
Develop and manage requirements at all levels from system, item, components, down to hardware and software level
Define validation plans and ensure compliance through analysis, simulation and/or test (e.g. DO160) as appropriate
Interface Control Documents (ICDs) / Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Allocation of requirements to lower-level components, conducting technical derivation analysis as required
Managing compliance assessments at system and lower levels
Maintaining the high-level design and overseeing development of lower-level designs
Producing detailed engineering artefacts such as:
High-Level and Low-Level Designs
Compliance Reports
Preparing for and delivering milestone technical reviews and the associated work product deliverables
Technically engage with the supply chain
Work with the systems architects, mechanical systems engineers and system simulation engineers to ensure that the system requirements are achieved
Anticipate and manage transversal technical and business issues, arbitrate between solutions considering all aspects: sustainability, reusability, optimisation, opportunity, schedule, quality, cost, risks, safety and performance
Generate technical reports and presentations, with the ability to present information in a clear and organized manner
Develop specification documents and procedures for new products before launched into manufacturing.
Ensure specification and ensure the production, compliance and test of the components, items and systems.
Develop validation test methods and protocols. Use Aerospace best practices.
Participate in in-depth analysis of test data
Ensure configuration management is in place for the systems and all its components from requirement through to operation
Provide general technical feedback on the design and development of mechanical and electrical sub-systems
Facilitate technical review sessions
Deliver project health status updates
Engage with clients, suppliers, and regulatory bodies to formulate engineering solutions
Recognize technical risks and devise mitigation strategies
Managing the technical backlog and the content of associated releases
What does Leidos need from me?
Extensive experience in the defence, security or other safety and security critical information systems sectors
Strong experience with systems modelling and in associated MBSE tools (e.g. NoMagic Cameo), Architectural Frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) and Languages (e.g. SysML)
Strong knowledge of requirements and user scenario development in both text based and model based approaches
Success in working within mission-critical systems integration programmes
Ability to work with several stakeholders and suppliers, working across organisational boundaries as appropriate
Experience of developing system behavioural diagrams, modelling interfaces and developing models to encapsulate functional & non-functional requirements and designs
Demonstrable successes within the System Engineering environment
Excellent customer facing skills, including being able to ingest large volumes of requirements and information developing clear understanding of customer hot buttons and needs
Understanding designing / delivering systems in a public cloud environment
Desired Attributes:
Positive mindset
Capability to thrive in a multicultural setting
Excellent interpersonal abilities
Meticulous attention to detail
Ability to adhere to deadlines
Desirable
Experience logical development including the specification and validation of safety critical software
Proficiency in RBE tools, e.g. DOORS
Experience in data management role
Proficiency in Multi-domain Modelling/Simulation packages, e.g. MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape, Amesim or other
Clearance Requirements: The successful applicant will be required to hold and maintain UK Security Clearance
What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexi-Time Working
Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Who We Are:
Leidos UK & EUROPE (http://www.leidos.com/company/global/uk-europe) – we work to make the worldsafer,healthier, andmore efficient through technology, engineering andscience.
Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.
What Makes Us Different:
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.
People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing . We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.
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:
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:
£61,500.00-£78,800.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
About 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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
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.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.