Chief Systems Engineer (Missile Warning Integration and Test)

Location: El Segundo, CA

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Leidos is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to lead enterprise‑level engineering for the FLITE+ program at Los Angeles Air Force Base — a role designed for a senior technical leader who wants to shape the future of Missile Warning. If you’re looking for an opportunity where your decisions directly influence national‑level mission readiness, system resilience, and enterprise architecture, this position puts you at the center of that impact.

As the senior technical authority for the FORGE environment, you will guide the evolution of system architecture, protect technical baselines, and drive engineering excellence across a complex, multi‑partner enterprise. You’ll work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with government leadership, industry partners, and high‑performing engineering teams to ensure the Missile Warning enterprise remains integrated, modernized, and mission‑aligned.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high‑visibility environments, enjoys solving enterprise‑scale engineering challenges, and wants to influence the direction of a critical national security mission.

Anticipated start date: 1 April 2026

What You’ll Be Doing

• Serving as the senior technical authority for enterprise‑wide engineering across the FLITE+ and FORGE environments.
• Driving system architecture, technical baselines, and overall system performance for the Missile Warning enterprise.
• Leading and mentoring a multi‑disciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering resilient, integrated capabilities.
• Building trusted relationships with government and industry stakeholders to ensure mission needs and priorities are fully addressed.
• Guiding system‑level requirements development, hardware/software design, and verification and validation activities.
• Acting as a key decision‑maker in major engineering reviews, readiness assessments, and configuration control boards.
• Ensuring disciplined engineering processes are applied across development, production, test, and sustainment.
• Maintaining visibility across all FORGE IPTs and ensuring horizontal integration of best engineering practices.
• Partnering closely with the government SEIT lead to maintain aligned, consistent technical baselines across the enterprise.

​Telecommuting 50% : Candidates must be within commuting distance of Los Angeles AFB, CA.

What You’ll Need

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering and +12 years of relevant experience.
• Deep experience supporting Missile Warning systems at the enterprise level.
• Proven ability to serve as a senior technical authority and trusted advisor in complex mission environments.

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.

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