Sr Surety Engineer

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Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a highly motivated Sr Surety Engineer who loves collaboration and being a part of something big, to join our team. This role drives the implementation of Value Driven Design and advanced Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workflows across complex, high-priority DoD portfolios. As a Leidos Sr Surety Engineer, you will bridge systems architecture, parametric lifecycle modeling, and cross-functional engineering execution.

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.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Performing decomposition of Department of Defense safety manuals into requirements and allocating them to design teams for implementation
• Provide systems engineering expertise to the design, integration, and testing of a next generation weapon system
• Participate in technical planning, system integration, verification, validation, cost, risk, supportability, and analysis for mechanical, electrical, and integrated systems
• Evaluate the physical security design based on the Department of Defense Safety manuals
• Interface directly with various compartments of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy to ensure safe design and operation of nuclear weapon systems
• Use model-based engineering tools on a new major weapon system to pioneer a new way to evaluate and analyze modern design

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science discipline
• 10+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 8+ years with a master’s degree in science or engineering for complex aerospace, missile, or defense systems.
• Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end systems engineering (requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, and validation) on large or complex projects.
• Experience with missile, high-speed flight, or advanced weapon systems (e.g., hypersonics, ballistic missiles, interceptors, or similar).
• Experience with requirements and configuration management tools (e.g., DOORS or equivalent); familiarity with MBSE concepts and tools.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing leadership and customers.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance;
  Top Secret or TS/SCI preferred.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active DoD Top Secret or TS/SCI preferred.
• Candidate must be a resident of or be willing to relocate to the Albuquerque, NM or Huntsville Alabama area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in in an engineering or science discipline
• Direct experience on hypersonic boost-glide, air-breathing hypersonic, or other high-Mach flight test or weapon programs.
• Experience with responsibility for technical scope, cost, and schedule on government contracts.
• Experience in the area of surety/security for nuclear weapons
• Experience in working with digital communication systems
• Experience in system engineering of complex systems;
• Direct experience with NW component or system design, development…