GEOINT Systems Test Engineer
- TS/SCI clearance
About the job
## Make an Impact with Leidos At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the dedication of our diverse and talented teams. United by a shared commitment to our customers’ success, we empower our people, support our communities, and operate sustainably.
Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide every aspect of our work, ensuring we do the right thing - for our customers, our people, and the world around us. ## Thrive in a Mission‑Focused Environment The Leidos Defense Sector provides advanced systems, solutions, and services across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.
From enterprise IT and large‑scale intelligence systems to cybersecurity, geospatial analytics, logistics, and training, we support some of the nation’s most critical defense missions. Our teams take on challenges where failure is not an option - and succeed.
Leidos is seeking a talented, motivated Top Secret cleared GEOINT professional to join our test and evaluation (T&E) team supporting the United States Navy, Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC) contract.
The qualified candidate will perform in an Imagery Analyst/Systems Test Engineer role and provide a crucial bridge between our customer community and the T&E team, ensuring that system capabilities meet Warfighter needs.
This highly visible position requires a strong technical background, solid understanding of our customer expectations, ability to work independently to achieve day-to-day objectives, and possesses the ability to work and communicate effectively with team members as well as the military/government operators. The position requires occasional CONUS and OCONUS travel to various customer sites.
Prior experience as a Systems Test Engineer is helpful but not required. You must be willing to learn software verification, validation and testing of emergent targeting and navigational software using various imagery systems and interfaces.
The candidate should be able to develop test cases for Government-based requirements, document procedures and have the ability to generate test reports in prescribed formats. ## Basic Qualifications - Must have at least 2-4 years of intelligence operations experience. - Active TS/SCI Security Clearance. - Must have normal color vision and normal stereoscopic acuity. - Working knowledge of Imagery Analysis, Targeting and Weaponering, and/or Intelligence Analysis. - Knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes. - Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment. ## Preferred Qualifications - Prior experience as a TNT operator to include JDPI aimpoint mensuration and weaponeering, target research and development - Familiar with the operation of: NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, Microsoft Office Suite, SOCET GXP, DIEE, JWS, IMEA, MIDB and MARS - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Imagery Analysis Course, Geospatial Intelligence Training Program, or equivalent - A strong understanding of systems engineering processes, testing methodologies and systems architecture is desirable.
TMPC DABAOPP1 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 August 11, 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 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.
From Leidos's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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Leidos's space work: satellite and payload engineering for the Space Force and intelligence space programs, and support at NASA centers, from Huntsville to Kennedy Space Center.
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