Lead Systems RMA Engineer --Air Traffic Control

Job Description

Leidos is seeking a
Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) Engineer
to join a dynamic engineering team supporting the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA)
En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)
program. ERAM is a mission-critical component of the National Airspace System (NAS), providing the technology that enables air traffic controllers to safely and efficiently manage high-altitude air traffic across the United States.
The RMA Engineer will support the engineering, analysis, and sustainment of complex aviation and air traffic management systems, helping ensure they meet stringent reliability, maintainability, availability, and operational performance requirements.
Primary Responsibilities
The RMA Engineer will provide systems engineering and analytical support to aviation ground systems and air traffic control programs. Responsibilities include:
Develop, analyze, and maintain
Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) requirements and specifications
throughout the system lifecycle.
Perform
system-level RMA modeling, analysis, and performance predictions
to assess system reliability, availability, maintainability, and operational performance.
Support
system and design reviews
, providing RMA assessments and recommendations to identify risks and improve system performance.
Develop and support
test plans, procedures, and evaluations
to verify compliance with RMA requirements.
Perform
failure analysis and trending
, identify root causes and systemic issues, and support the development and implementation of corrective actions.
Support
reliability growth initiatives
by evaluating field performance, failure trends, and corrective-action effectiveness.
Analyze
field maintenance, operational, and maintenance-data-collection information
to assess system performance and identify opportunities for reliability and maintainability improvements.
Develop and evaluate
system sustainment scenarios
and provide RMA engineering support for lifecycle planning and operational availability assessments.
Collaborate with systems engineering, hardware, software, maintenance, logistics, test, and program teams to integrate RMA considerations throughout the system lifecycle.
Provide RMA engineering expertise in support of
FAA-sponsored programs within the National Airspace System
.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline with
4-8 years of relevant experience
, or a Master's degree with
2-6 years of relevant experience
.
Experience applying
systems engineering principles and processes
throughout the system development lifecycle.
Experience with
requirements development, analysis, documentation, and management
.
Strong
technical writing and communication skills
, with the ability to develop clear and concise engineering documentation.
Ability to analyze technical data, identify trends and issues, and communicate findings and recommendations to engineering and program stakeholders.
Ability to work effectively in a
multidisciplinary engineering environment
, collaborating with systems, hardware, software, test, maintenance, and program teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with
Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) engineering
, including one or more of the following: reliability analysis, maintainability analysis, availability modeling, failure analysis, reliability predictions, or lifecycle/sustainment analysis.
Experience supporting systems subject to
government or industry RMA requirements, standards, and engineering processes
.
Experience analyzing
field performance, maintenance, failure, or operational data
to assess system reliability and identify performance trends.
Familiarity with
aviation systems, air traffic management systems, or the National Airspace System (NAS)
.
Experience supporting
FAA programs or other mission-critical government systems
is a plus.
Familiarity with both
ground-based and airborne aviation systems and operational environments
is highly desirable.
**

This is a hybrid position which requires employee to be in the Gaithersburg, MD office 2.5 days per week or 10 days per month**
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Original Posting:
September 10, 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.