Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

We are looking for an enthusiastic and meticulous Entry-Level Systems Engineer to join our innovative team at Leidos. This is an excellent opportunity for someone technically savvy who is passionate about supporting, maintaining, and improving complex systems. The successful candidate will contribute directly to mission-critical MOD projects that support UK National Security, gaining hands-on experience with advanced technology and system infrastructures. This position offers considerable scope for learning and professional growth within a highly dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Fault Diagnosis and Resolution: Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software issues swiftly to minimise downtime and ensure operational readiness.
• Inventory & Stores Management: Oversee inventory, track equipment, and manage logistics for system components, maintaining accurate and up-to-date records.
• Manufacturing Support: Assist in implementing build processes, configuration management, and quality control to uphold system integrity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support system integration, testing, and deployment activities.
• Process Documentation: Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation on system processes, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Routine Maintenance: Support regular system maintenance, upgrades, and performance monitoring to ensure ongoing efficiency.
• Safety and Compliance: Uphold all safety guidelines and organisational standards during technical operations.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical engineering, or related technical fields.
• Proven skills in diagnosing and resolving hardware and software faults.
• Experience in inventory or stores processing and equipment tracking.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
• Capability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and reporting.

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to Personal Role Radios (PRRs), including configuration or maintenance.
• Understanding of Radio Frequency (RF) systems, including their setup, testing, or troubleshooting.
• Experience with ATAK (Android Tactical Assault Kit) integration or similar tactical communication platforms.
• Practical experience with IP configuration, including network protocol setup, IP addressing, and routing.

Preferred Skills

• Basic knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, DHCP, and DNS.
• Familiarity with hardware/software diagnostic tools.
• Adaptability and eagerness to learn new technologies.
• Experience in producing technical documentation and reports.

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:

Pay Range:

£30,100.00-£35,400.00

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.