Senior Systems Engineer

Leidos is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer who will be a member of a dynamic team working on the United Kingdom’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) NAS Replacement program. The role involves providing technical leadership and guidance for the development of systems engineering work products, modernizing air traffic control equipment, and optimizing the experience for users in the air traffic control ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the NAS-R program as a Leidos System Engineer (SE)
• Providing technical leadership and guidance for development of SE work products across the NAS-R program the successful candidate will be:
• Modernizing the air traffic control equipment by improving the exchange of electronic flight data and implementing electronic flight strips
• Streamlining the schedule sequence of departures to improve efficiency on the surface
• Optimizing the experience for the flying public, Air Traffic Control, and the airline industry by improving the collaboration and decision-making capabilities between the gate and the tower
• Serving as a prime SE technical interface for internal and external customers
• Leading and facilitating Requirements Reviews and Working Group meetings with customers
• Providing daily technical direction and guidance to the systems engineering team
• Reviewing and ensuring the quality of systems engineering deliverables and work products across the team
• Identifying risks, opportunities and dependencies and coordinating plans to resolve the risks and dependencies
• Demonstrate understanding of engineering issues and the ability to develop cost effective solutions
• Developing A-Level System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) requirements, B-Level Software Requirements Specification (SRS), Systems Engineering Modeling and Design, and Computer Human Interface design and mock-up development for the NAS-R system
• Interfacing with the FAA customer to address/answer questions relating to the developed requirements, use cases describing human interactions and design decisions
• Performing Systems Engineering as needed for the NAS-R system
• Providing support needed for software development, integration and test, and other functional areas
• Articulating user needs and requirements from high level user stories
• Developing the design for the user interface framework including client and server-side components; analyzing and designing databases within an application
• Working in an Agile Scrum environment

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline with 9 years of professional experience; or equivalent experience/combined education, or 7 years of professional experience with a related Master's degree
• Systems Engineering experience, including proven experience working in complex projects gathering user requirements and converting them into system requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience working directly with customers to discuss their requirements and objectives
• Interfacing with other functional areas (e.g. Software, Hardware)
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others in a team environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with IBM Doors
• Familiarity with SysML and System Engineering modeling and design approach
• Familiarity with the Atlassian Tool Suite and JIRA
• Experience supporting Requirements Reviews and Working Group meetings with customers