Lead Systems Engineer opportunities at Leidos are built around teaming and product ownership in a Scaled Agile environment. In this onsite role in Eagan, MN, you will help shape next-generation flight service and air traffic systems by translating FAA and regulatory requirements into testable software capabilities, coordinating across stakeholders and DevSecOps, and supporting government programs that require Public Trust suitability. You will also have the tools and processes to maintain traceability through releases, enabling informed reviewer feedback.
Responsibilities
- Review FAA requirement documents, advisory circulars, and applicable regulations (including 14 CFR parts) to extract intent, constraints, and acceptance criteria.
- Own and manage the backlog for one or more Agile teams by prioritizing features based on stakeholder needs and ensuring the team builds the right functionality.
- Work with customer stakeholders to identify use cases with emphasis on completeness, testability, alignment with operational workflows, and readiness for validation trials.
- Decompose high-level regulatory requirements into specific, testable capability statements (Agile features) including acceptance criteria mapped to FAA compliance outcomes such as performance thresholds, safety margins, and required reporting formats.
- Capture and communicate design decisions, performance trade-offs, regulatory compliance rationales, and risk assessments with each release to support traceable decision-making.
- Prepare and review technical documentation, including use cases, user interface specifications, and requirements traceability.
- Participate in structured reviews and inspections.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field with 4-8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 2-6 years of relevant experience.
- Experience and familiarity with Agile methodology, principles, and tools.
- Familiarity with the Agile Product Owner role, including owning and prioritizing the product backlog, defining complete backlog items (user stories), making timely scope decisions, and acceptance of work.
- Strong understanding of disciplined engineering processes with attention to detail.
- Practical exposure to writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining software or scripts.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with the design of cloud-based systems.
- Experience engaging customers to understand needs, deliver solutions, manage expectations, and maintain ongoing relationships.
- Ability to obtain SF-85 Public Trust suitability determination.
- US Citizenship.
Technologies
- Java, Python, React
- CI/CD pipelines
- CAMEO, DOORS, Jama, Jira
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Java, Python, React, and scripting languages.
- Knowledge of AI-assisted development workflows and tools (example tools listed: Claude Code, Codex).
- Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of air traffic control systems, general aviation, and/or flight services.
- Practical knowledge of FAA/DoD systems, technical policies, standards, and orders.
- Experience using requirement-management tools (example tools listed: CAMEO, DOORS, Jama, Jira with traceability plugins) and documentation platforms that support linking, reviews, and exportable RTMs.
Pay Range: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 per year
Location: Eagan, MN (onsite)
Original Posting Date: April 29, 2026
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