High-Speed Systems Engineer at Leidos
Huntsville, AL
$57,850–$104,575from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level to early-career systems engineering role at Leidos supporting a classified high-speed system portfolio. The work centers on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Value-Driven Design: drafting and maintaining requirements in EARS format, building SysML architecture views, and constructing parametric lifecycle cost and manufacturing models. The position is fully onsite in a SCIF environment with roughly 10–20% travel per quarter.
Junior level · Bachelor's required · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $108,178 (middle half $84,682–$137,059). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The work location is described only as a 'controlled area' / SCIF; no specific city or CBSA is stated in the posting. The REQNUMBER suffix suggests a non-primary location code, but no metro can be confirmed.
The role is classified as Systems Engineer and sits at the intersection of systems analysis, MBSE modeling, and parametric cost modeling — 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest SOC match, though 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable alternative given the specialized digital-engineering / MBSE focus.
Clearance requirement: the posting states the candidate must be a U.S. Citizen eligible for Top Secret clearance and that the position requires the ability to obtain and maintain it; TS sponsorship is offered at hire. This is treated as a hard gate on obtaining TS (not TS/SCI), so the clearance requirement is set to TopSecret.
The degree requirement is a BS from an ABET-accredited institution; 'or equivalent' language is present but framed narrowly ('or equivalent' to the ABET accreditation, not to the degree itself), so Bachelors is retained as the minimum.
Python and MATLAB are listed together as alternatives ('Python or MATLAB') in the basic qualifications; Excel appears alongside them in the parametric modeling context and is treated as a separate required tool.
Cameo/MagicDraw, DOORS, and SIMIO appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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