Test Engineer – FLITE+ Missile Warning Integration & Test

Location: Buckley Space Force Base, CO

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI

Leidos is seeking a mission‑driven Test Engineer to join the FLITE+ program at Buckley Space Force Base, supporting one of the nation’s most critical space-based defense missions. In this role, you’ll contribute directly to the Missile Warning Integration and Test enterprise—helping ensure the systems protecting our nation are verified, validated, and ready when it matters most.

This position is ideal for a technical professional who thrives in complex mission environments, enjoys solving hard problems, and wants to grow within a high‑visibility, high‑impact program.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a Test Engineer supporting Missile Warning Integration and Test activities across the FLITE+ enterprise.
• Provide independent technical consultation to Senior Test Engineers on verification planning, execution, and analysis.
• Advise on test methodologies, verification strategies, and process improvements to strengthen mission assurance.
• Support enterprise-level coordination, ensuring test and verification activities are aligned across systems, stakeholders, and mission partners.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts that enhance the reliability, performance, and readiness of Missile Warning capabilities.

What You Bring

• Active TS/SCI security clearance (required).
• Bachelor’s degree and4-8years of relevant experience in systems engineering, test engineering, or related technical fields.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Missile Warning systems, system integration, and verification activities.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership and advisory support within complex, operationally focused mission environments.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with senior engineers, mission partners, and enterprise stakeholders.

Why Join Leidos

At Leidos, you’ll work alongside experts who are shaping the future of space-based missile warning. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your technical depth, influence enterprise-level test strategies, and support a mission that truly matters.

If you’re ready to apply your expertise to a program with national-level impact, we’d love to meet you.

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:

March 4, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

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.