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Senior Systems Engineer — Product Owner

Leidos Gaithersburg, MD

Gaithersburg, MD

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$108k - $195k/yr Full time Application Lifecycle Management Product Management Product Owner

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Job Description

Leidos is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to serve as a Product Owner to support the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP) in an Agile/SAFe delivery environment for air traffic management capabilities. This role connects platform and mission needs to testable work while supporting a safety-critical, highly regulated development process.

Responsibilities

Own and prioritize the backlog for one or more Agile teams, sequencing work based on stakeholder needs, program priorities, and dependencies to ensure the team delivers the correct functionality.
Review program requirement documents, system specifications, and applicable FAA standards and orders to extract intent, constraints, and acceptance criteria.
Translate high-level platform and mission capabilities into specific, testable capability statements in the form of Agile features and stories, including clear acceptance criteria.
Maintain end-to-end traceability from source requirements through features, stories, and verification evidence to support demonstrable compliance outcomes.
Work with customer stakeholders to identify use cases with emphasis on completeness, testability, alignment with operational workflows, and readiness for validation and field activities.
Define team PI objectives, participate in PI planning and backlog refinement, make timely scope decisions, and accept completed work.
Capture and communicate design decisions, performance trade-offs, compliance rationales, and risk assessments with each release so reviewers can trace decisions and provide informed feedback.
Prepare and review technical documentation, including use cases, user interface specifications, and interface definitions.
Coordinate with the Release Train Engineer, Product Management, systems engineering, and Test and Evaluation teams to manage dependencies and align delivery with integration and verification milestones.
Lead and participate in structured reviews and inspections.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience (equivalent experience may be used in lieu of degree).
Experience with Agile methodology, principles, and tools.
Experience as an Agile Product Owner, including owning and prioritizing the product backlog, defining complete backlog items (user stories), making timely scope decisions, and accepting completed work.
Ability to decompose complex requirements into testable work items with clear, verifiable acceptance criteria.
Strong understanding of disciplined engineering processes and attention to detail.
Practical exposure to writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining software or scripts.
Experience with the design of cloud-based systems.
Experience engaging customers to understand needs, deliver solutions, manage expectations, and maintain ongoing relationships.
Experience working in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) organization, including PI planning and cross-team coordination.
Clear, effective verbal and written communication.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
U.S. citizenship required, including successful completion of background investigations as required by the government customer.

Technologies

Agile
SAFe
CI/CD pipelines

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of and experience with AI-assisted development workflows and tools (Claude Code, Codex, etc.).
Experience with Java, Python, React, and scripting languages.
SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) certification.
Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
Knowledge of hybrid cloud data mesh architectures and microservices platforms.
Familiarity with MBSE concepts and systems engineering integration.
Knowledge of air traffic control systems, air traffic management, general aviation, and/or flight services.
Practical knowledge of FAA/DoD systems, technical policies, standards, and orders.
Knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, or government security compliance frameworks.
Experience supporting verification and validation of safety-critical systems.
Track record of successful delivery on large government programs.
Desired but not required: Commutable distance to Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ.

Compensation and Location

Location: Gaithersburg, MD (hybrid).
Pay Range: USD 107,900 - 195,050 per year.

Benefits

Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

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