The NISC IV program within the Digital Modernization Group at Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the FAA’s Office of Performance Analysis by performing a wide range of program office support functions. Provides advanced technical planning and system integration design duties for a data analysis and collaboration system. Collaborates on the development of an overall enterprise integrated system design. Designs complex information systems describing and defining the flow of information among users, interfaces between programs, interactions, and key data structures. Applies extensive technical expertise within the domain of system engineering and has full knowledge of other related disciplines. The overall achievement goal is to provide planning and organization to bring about the successful completion of specific program goals and objectives.
Primary Responsibilities
Coordinate with the Office of Performance Analysis by providing Air Traffic System Automation Support including, but not limited to, Systems Engineering Support, Technical Analysis Support, and Portfolio Support. Systems Engineer will be responsible for developing system engineering Software Development Life-cycle (SDLC) documents for a knowledge sharing application. Interface with customer to understand and document system functional requirements. Converting customer requirements into detailed, functional, and technical requirements. Develop system engineering System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) artifacts, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS), diagrams and other documentation as required. Track the system from post-award until the design and development stages are complete. Have good communication and writing skills and be able to clearly explain technical details and issues to non-technical individuals. Develop and lead working groups comprised of multiple agencies and senior level individuals to achieve common goals. Will support the customer and other program staff with project schedules
Basic Qualifications
- Requires a BS degree and 4 to 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 to 6 years of prior relevant experience or if no degree, additional related work experience can be substituted.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Pivot Tables
- Familiarity with the JIRA toolset.
- Experience pertaining to Earned Value Management.
- Familiarity with Cloud based development and deployment, especially if Amazon Web Services.
- Familiarity with Agile software development methodology, beneficial but not essential.
- Must be able to maintain documentation on projects including design notes, design calculations, work logs, vendor contacts and other documentation
- Ability to work well with engineering and management staffs including external organizations to ensure timely follow up and on-time project completion
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to handle multiple tasking and deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as a government development contractor for information technology projects.
- Familiarity with the FAA Joint Resources Council processes and requirements and Acquisition Management System (AMS) beneficial, but not essential.
- Have the ability work unsupervised, and as part of a virtual team.
- Familiarity with FAA and the FAA Corporate Work Plan.
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Original Posting:March 12, 2025
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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00
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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