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Fort Worth, TXContract$78.8/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Actalent is hiring cleared Systems Integration & Test Engineers to support an avionics program onsite in Fort Worth. The role focuses on guidance, navigation, and control modeling and simulation, including developing and validating complex models, evaluating system performance, and supporting ground and flight tests. The position is a contract role with a 36-hour workweek; weekend shifts are preferred, but scheduling is flexible.
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Full job description
We are hiring multiple cleared Systems Integration & Test Engineers for an exciting program with our client! This allows for the opportunity to support avionics systems and is onsite in Fort Worth, TX!
These would be 36 hours of work per week, and ideally, we are looking for people to work weekend shifts, but we are flexible!
Description
We are seeking an experienced Guidance Navigation and Control GNC Engineer who will specialize in Modeling and Simulation MS of complex technical solutions. Responsibilities include:
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Design and documentation of model and simulation requirements and architecture
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Develop verify and validate both complex models and simulations such as missile 6-degree-of-freedom simulations 6-DOF and effects-based simulations
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Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and environments and verify system and subsystem level requirements
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Perform critical studies analyses and test activities
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Support ground and flight test efforts including Hardware-In-The-Loop HWIL activities
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Required Experience:
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Candidate must have at least 3 years of experience in modeling both weapon and sensor systems.
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Candidate must have at least 5 years of experience with subsystems and software engineers to integrate MATLAB models C models and tactical software into the simulations.
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Candidate must have at least 5 years of experience in C and MATLAB.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Fort Worth, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $78.80 - $78.80/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Fort Worth, TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 19, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Fort Worth,TX.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,696 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$78.8/hr
- US median$60–70/hr408 hourly ranges
This rate, $78.80/hr, is 21% above the US median midpoint ($65/hr) — in the top quarter of Systems Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 627 open Systems Engineer jobs in Texas and 11,696 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Lockheed Martin60 open
- RTX Corporation36 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,778 postings).
- Education
- 4,476 of the 11,696 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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