Hypersonic Senior Systems Engineer

Job Overview

The Electronic Warfare Division has an opening for an experienced Hypersonic Systems Engineer. Leidos is looking for experienced engineers with a Hypersonics Aerospace background to lead Systems development and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) efforts based in the DC Metro Area. This senior engineering position integrates multiple design concepts and defines analysis and test roadmaps to validate the performance of hypersonic systems against system level requirements.

The role will lead and develop system level critical thinking skills for less experienced engineers.

• Interact with internal and external stakeholders to define system level requirements.
• Define plans including design requirements, allocations, and M&S plans for execution by Leidos and external team members.
• Integrate results of analysis and tests performed into a comprehensive customer deliverable demonstrating design capabilities and the ability to meet customer needs.
• Support development of junior team members (1–2) through a mentorship role.
• Communicate issues and results to internal team members and internal and/or external customers, providing written and verbal status updates on a regular basis.

• 15+ years’ experience and a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering (or similar).

• Prior experience with hypersonic boost‑glide or air‑breathing systems, and ability to articulate technical challenges associated with high‑speed flight system design.

• Experience in multiple domains crucial to hypersonic design including aerodynamics, aerothermal, materials, thermal, structural, loads & dynamics, or other relevant areas.

• System Requirements Generation and Decomposition
• Trade study execution
• System Integration and Interface Coordination
• Verification and Validation
• Aerodynamics / CFD
• Aerothermal
• Trajectory simulation
• Material response
• Mechanical design
• Structural analysis (FEA)
• Thermal analysis
• Ground Test planning and execution
• Flight Test planning and execution
• Range safety analysis
• Payload integration

• System Architecture
• Aerodynamics/CFD (Cart 3D, FNS Tools suites)
• Trajectory simulation (OTIS, POST, or similar)
• Aerothermal & Material response
• Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS, NASTRAN, Sierra)
• CAD
• Matlab
• Tecplot, Para View
• Planning, Execution, and Analysis of ground and/or flight test data

• Clearance:
Must be a U.S. Citizen. Active Secret clearance required;
Top Secret preferred.

• Travel:
Attend technical reviews, customer meetings, and professional conferences – 25%.

Pay Range: $ – $ (combined salary & benefits).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.