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Leidos jobs
Leidos, the Reston, Virginia science and engineering contractor, does space work for the Space Force and the intelligence community (space systems engineering, satellite payloads, RF and ground systems) and supports NASA at its centers, among them Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Huntsville, Alabama area. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search finds for space and judges each one before it is listed, so its other work stays off.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 53 open jobs at Leidos; their typical pay runs $122k to $278k a year, with a median of $130k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Leidos openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTCFlight Software Architect (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Huntsville, AL · 2d agoDetails
$154,050–$278,475/yrTechnical Writer (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Alexandria, VA, United States · 3d agoDetails
$105,300–$190,350/yrSystem Support Specialist (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Huntsville, AL · 4d agoDetails
$30–$35.52/hrECLSS Hardware Development Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Webster, TX, United States · 5d agoDetails
$87,100–$157,450/yrDecal Lab Technician (NASA CMC) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Webster, TX, United States · 1w agoDetails
$25–$27/hrInstrumentation Operations Manager - ROSIE (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Huntsville, AL · 1w agoDetails
$154,050–$278,475/yrMaximo Application Suite (MAS) Technical Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Huntsville, AL · 1w agoDetails
$107,900–$195,050/yrSenior Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 1w agoDetails
Software Developer (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Chantilly, VA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$107,900–$195,050/yrSystems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · 1w agoDetails
Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 1w agoDetails
Systems Engineer II (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Huntsville, AL · 1w agoDetails
$69,550–$125,725/yr
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Leidos at a glance
Leidos, the Reston, Virginia science and engineering contractor, does space work for the Space Force and the intelligence community (space systems engineering, satellite payloads, RF and ground systems) and supports NASA at its centers, among them Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Huntsville, Alabama area. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search finds for space and judges each one before it is listed, so its other work stays off.
53 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Leidos's name?
Leidos's own sites: leidos.com · leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com.
What Leidos pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $130k/yr over the 40 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $40.3k/yr up to $278k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 40 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 13 of the 53 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying Leidos jobs open now
Every 53, highest pay firstFlight Software Architect (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Huntsville, AL · 2d agoDetails
$154,050–$278,475/yrInstrumentation Operations Manager - ROSIE (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Huntsville, AL · 1w agoDetails
$154,050–$278,475/yrPrincipal Solution Architect, National Solutions Growth (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Gaithersburg, MD, United States · 2w agoDetails
$154,050–$278,475/yrSpace Force Technical Director (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Colorado Springs, CO · 3w agoDetails
$154,050–$278,475/yrProgram Manager (NASA JSC) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Webster, TX, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$154,050–$278,475/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Leidos looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Leidos is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
An electrical engineering degree with RF or signal-processing work; payload roles often want physics or optics.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
Leidos's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Leidos pay by occupation, from its own postings: Electrical engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Leidos sites with openings
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Questions about Leidos
How do I apply to Leidos?
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What does Leidos pay?
Across the 40 open Leidos jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $122k–$278k/yr and the median $130k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $40.3k/yr and the highest $278k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Leidos staffing?
Of its 53 openings, the largest groups are systems, integration & test (17), programs & business (8) and ground software & IT (7).
What does Leidos ask for in systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space?
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program. The exact bar is in each Leidos posting.
How fresh is this list of Leidos roles?
We read Leidos's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Leidos keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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