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$131k–$237k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree
Posted 4d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Senior System Architect will lead the technical team in the design, manufacture, and delivery of a radar system while ensuring design integrity and performance. They are responsible for balancing technical solutions with cost and schedule constraints while communicating progress to stakeholders.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and possess at least 10-12 years of relevant experience. An active secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one is required, along with residency in the Huntsville, AL area.
Full job description
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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
Are you ready for your next career challenge?
Leidos Defense 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.
Leidos Low Band Surveillance program (LBS) is seeking a System Architect. This position will lead the Mobile LBS system proposal, design, and production phases of the program. This is a large, multi-phase radar program with concurrent development, test, production, and sustainment activities. You will serve as the technical authority across multiple engineering disciplines, ensuring design integrity, technical performance, and disciplined engineering execution. This role requires a systems-minded leader with the ability to direct technical work based on cost, schedule, risk, and requirements.
This is not your average engineering position. You will work on a team of the most talented engineers in the region who push you to be better every day. This is a fast-paced program with unique technical challenges that will be a rewarding milestone in any engineering career.
Primary Responsibilities
Lead technical team to design, manufacture, and deliver a radar system that conforms to requirements.
Be comfortable navigating software, signal processing, mechanical, and electrical engineering issues, while supported by subject matter experts on your team.
Provide technical oversight and management of technical baseline
Balance technical solution while adhering to cost and schedule constraints
Serve as the program’s technical lead for engineering execution, system performance, and compliance with requirements across multiple product lifecycle stages.
Communicate technical progress, challenges, and opportunities to senior leadership and government stakeholders.
Provide technical direction and oversight to subsystem leads, integrated product team leads, and specialty engineering disciplines to ensure design maturity, integration, and risk mitigation.
Mentor and develop technical staff, fostering a culture of innovation, rigor, and collaboration across the engineering organization.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
12+ years of applicable experience or 10+ years with MS degree.
Experience leading a team of engineers to develop solutions that meet technical, cost, and schedule requirements
Excellent technical judgment and ability to communicate complex issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience with formal design review processes (PDR/CDR), configuration management, and risk management practices.
Strong desire to lead, guide, and mentor
Active secret security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain secret security clearance
You must be a resident of the Huntsville, AL area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with radar, EO/IR, or other advanced sensing technologies.
Design and/or Integration experience in the following areas:
Mobile equipment
Tactical trailers
Radar Systems
Mechanism Design
Design for Manufacturability
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
September 8, 2026
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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
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.
Related keywords
System ArchitectRadarDefenseEngineeringPDRCDRTactical trailersMechanism DesignDesign for ManufacturabilityEO/IRSensing technologiesTechnical baselineSubsystem leadsIntegrated product teamSecurity clearanceLeidos
An industry & technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient innovations
Industry
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
LinkedIn followers
591,415
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
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