Systems Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Description

Systems Engineer

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Entry-Level Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for a technically inclined individual eager to contribute to system maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimisation. The successful candidate will work on critical systems, ensuring operational efficiency and reliability, with opportunities to grow and develop expertise in advanced technologies. As a Systems Engineer in Leidos you will be working on one of our key programs delivering support on a complex and ever changing MOD system. You will be working on a system that is directly involved in ensuring the National Security of the UK

Key Responsibilities

• IP Configuration: Configure and manage IP-based networks and systems to ensure seamless connectivity and performance.
• Equipment Fault Finding: Diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues in systems and equipment to minimize downtime and maintain operational continuity.
• Stores Processing: Manage inventory, equipment tracking, and logistics related to system components, ensuring accurate documentation and availability of resources.
• Manufacture: implement Build processes, configurations management and quality control.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support system integration, testing, and deployment.
• Document processes, configurations, and troubleshooting steps to maintain clear and accurate records.
• Assist in routine system maintenance, upgrades, and performance monitoring.
• Adhere to safety protocols and organisational standards during all technical operations.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Experience\ Qualifications in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Hands-on experience with IP configuration (e.g., setting up and troubleshooting network protocols, IP addressing, and routing).
• Proven ability in equipment fault finding, including diagnosing issues in hardware or software systems.
• Experience with stores processing, such as inventory management or equipment tracking.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills to document and convey technical information clearly.

Desirable Experience

• Familiarity with Personal Role Radios (PRRs) and their configuration or maintenance.
• Knowledge of Radio Frequency (RF) systems, including setup, testing, or troubleshooting.
• Exposure to ATAK (Android Tactical Assault Kit) integration or similar tactical communication systems.

Preferred Skills

• Basic understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS).
• Familiarity with diagnostic tools for hardware and software troubleshooting.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly.
• Experience with technical documentation and reporting.

Location: This role will be based in Herefordshire, with very occasional travel to other sites.

Clearance Required:

This role will require DV clearance.

For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•  Dynamic Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's ait traffic management solutions by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that that enhance your future.

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:

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.