Job description
Jr. Systems Engineer – Newport News, VA Leidos Gibbs & Cox is the largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States. Since our founding in 1929, 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7,000 vessels have been built to Gibbs & Cox designs. We proudly support military and commercial clients in the U.
S. and internationally through all phases of marine design, construction, and lifecycle management. Our passion is solving our customers’ 21st-century maritime challenges with quality and integrity.
Position Overview
Leidos Gibbs & Cox, is seeking a Jr. Systems Engineer to support various programs. In this role, you will coordinate with engineering and design organizations to verify, update, and maintain requirements and configuration control documentation. This position reports to the Gibbs & Cox Systems Engineering Department Manager and interfaces with Program Managers across various contracts.
The position is based in our Newport News, Virginia office. The engineer will work on change orders and planning activities to support program objectives and milestones. Primary Responsibilities Manage requirements and specifications, ensuring approved design changes are accurately reflected in technical documentation and incorporated in accordance with the design, authorized work orders, and shipyard processes.
Communicate with designers and engineering personnel to verify requirements and design changes and ensure technical documentation accurately reflects approved configurations. Review changes associated with electrical, structural, and mechanical systems and identify impacts to related drawings, documents, and configuration records.
Basic Qualifications
BS degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. Knowledge and/or experience with Systems Engineering methodologies, including but not limited to requirements gathering and configuration management. Knowledge and/or experience with verification and validation.
Demonstrated collaboration and communication skills working in teams. Eligible to obtain at least an interim Secret clearance prior to starting employment (U.S. citizenship required).
Preferred Qualifications
Active Secret clearance. Experience with DOORS or CAMEO requirements management. Experience with shipyard design or planning . 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: October 7, 2026 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.
Pay Range
Pay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00 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.
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