Chief Test Engineer (Missile Warning Integration and Test)

CO Salary Range: USD 107,900.00 - 195,050.00 per year

Description

Leidos is seeking a Chief Test Engineer to lead enterprise-level test and verification for the FLITE+ program at Buckley Space Force Base. This is a high-impact technical leadership role at the heart of the Missile Warning mission-ideal for a senior engineer who wants to shape how critical national-level systems are validated, integrated, and trusted.

In this role, you will serve as the authoritative voice for test strategy and verification across the Missile Warning enterprise. You'll guide the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of test activities that ensure mission-critical systems perform reliably under the most demanding conditions. Your leadership will directly influence enterprise readiness, system resilience, and the evolution of verification methodologies across the FORGE environment.

This is an opportunity to lead a high-performing team, advise senior stakeholders, and drive enterprise-wide alignment on test strategy for one of the nation's most important space-based missions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as the Chief Test Engineer for Missile Warning Integration and Test, providing authoritative direction across all verification activities.
• Lead and mentor the Missile Warning Integration and Test team, ensuring technical rigor, disciplined execution, and mission alignment.
• Deliver senior-level, independent technical consultation on verification strategies, methodologies, and enterprise-level test approaches.
• Advise government and industry stakeholders on test architecture, process improvements, and risk-reduction strategies that enhance mission effectiveness.
• Drive enterprise coordination to ensure test and verification activities are aligned across systems, partners, and mission threads.
• Shape the future of Missile Warning verification, influencing how the enterprise validates performance, interoperability, and readiness.

Telecommuting 50%: Candidates must live within commuting distance of Buckley SFB, CO.

What You'll Need

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Master's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience OR a Bachelor's Degree and 10 + years of experience.
• Extensive experience supporting Missile Warning systems, integration, and verification
• Demonstrated ability to provide senior technical leadership and strategic advisory support in complex mission environments

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:

February 25, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Client-provided location(s): Aurora, CO

Job ID: Leidos-R-00176660

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-25T18:54:42