Civil Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

Description

Leidos has several openings for a Civil Engineer in Reston, Virginia.

The primary focus of the group is reverse engineering Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) related underground and hardened facilities. Candidate must bring a creative, yet sound, approach to identifying and solving challenges where all the information desired is inherently unavailable and have exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to thoroughness. The successful candidate will work as a member of an interdisciplinary team of government and contractor personnel. Work will be performed in a fast-paced, high-energy environment within a government facility.

Roles and Responsibility :

As part of a characterization team, systematically integrate all-source intelligence, geotechnical data, topographical data, underground expertise, and engineering principles and best practices to describe WMD facility function (mission) and physical configuration, including layout, physical structure, mission systems, support systems, 3D model and corresponding potential vulnerabilities

Provide engineering guidance and judgment throughout the characterization process to produce accurate intelligence estimates

Brief senior officials regarding capability, trends and analysis

Clearance Requirement :

U.S. Citizenship is required

All candidates for consideration must possess an active TS / SCI, or a Top Secret clearance with a current SSBI, and be eligible to obtain a TS / SCI w / poly level clearance.

Required Skills, Education, and Experience :

Requires BS degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain

Must have a Civil, Structural, or Protective Engineering degree

Experience in developing conceptual and technical plans for building projects, considering factors such as functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability.

Experience in selecting and specifying appropriate materials for construction projects based on factors such as durability, cost-effectiveness, and environmental impact.

Experience in planning and designing infrastructure projects, such as roads, bridges, and utilities, to meet functional, aesthetic, and regulatory requirements.

Experience in analyzing the behavior and response of systems to dynamic loads, such as vibrations or seismic activity, to ensure structural integrity and safety.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to successfully brief and interact with Senior Officials

PreferredQualifications :

Working knowledge of protective engineering or physical force protection measures

Experience with Autodesk Revit, Autodesk AutoCAD, or Building Information Modeling (BIM) software and practices

Professional Engineering Certification

Military or defense-related experience and an understanding of operational planning

Construction experience, particularly tunneling or large-scale excavations

Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical and life-safety systems and their controls found in larger commercial, government, or industrial facilities

Production (manufacturing, fabrication, or assembly) or warehouse design, workflow development or management experience

Working knowledge of weapons and weapons effects

Working knowledge of geology or geotechnology

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."

Original Posting : October 8, 2025

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 $112,450.00 - $203,275.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.