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Principal Systems Engineer

Butler America

Woburn, MAContract$100–117/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$100–117/hr
Location
Woburn, MA
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Principal Systems Engineer will support the Systems Engineering Long Range Radars department and contribute to enhancement and modernization of the AN/TPY-2 radar system. The role involves developing and analyzing system requirements, designing architectures, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver radar solutions. It is based on site in Woburn, Massachusetts, and requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship before starting.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Radar Systems, requiredMissile Defense Sensors, requiredMATLAB, requiredObject-Oriented Programming, requiredADA, requiredC, requiredC++, requiredAlgorithm Development, requiredSystem Modeling, requiredPerformance Analysis, requiredAlgorithm Design, requiredTest Vector Development, requiredTechnical Leadership, requiredEngineering Artifact Development, requiredEngineering Process Development, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredProblem Solving, requiredCommunication, requiredTechnical Writing, requiredPresentation, requiredIndependent Work, requiredCross-Functional Collaboration, requiredRadar Algorithms, nice to haveSignal Processing, nice to haveMBSE, nice to haveCameo, nice to haveDOORS, nice to haveLinux, nice to haveAgile, nice to haveJIRA, nice to haveConfluence, nice to haveCustomer Engagement, nice to haveTechnical Solution Development, nice to haveMicrosoft Office, nice to haveEngineering Collaboration Tools, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM, required8+ Years Relevant Engineering Experience, requiredSecret Security Clearance, requiredU.S. Citizenship, requiredAdvanced STEM Degree, nice to have

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Woburn, MA

Job ID: #73454

Duration: 12 months contract

Pay Range: $100-117 -W2 hourly

Active Secret Clearance required to start

Job Description:

The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is currently looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to support the Systems Engineering (SE) Long Range Radars (LRR) department. The SE LRR department delivers cutting-edge expertise in concept development, architectural design, requirements generation and flow-down, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, integration, test, and evaluation of world-class missile defense & sensor systems. We achieve excellence through our people, processes, technology, and performance. In this role, you will play a critical part in the enhancement and modernization of the AN/TPY-2 radar system. Your contributions will include developing and analyzing system requirements, designing system architectures, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver advanced radar solutions.

This role is based on site in Woburn, MA.

What You Will Do:

  • Lead development of architectures and system level requirements for the AN/TPY-2 radar

  • Contribute to system architectural updates, performance requirements, algorithm designs and descriptions, scenario definitions, and verification strategies

  • Perform requirements analysis, modeling, and benchmarking to validate algorithm and system performance

  • Partner closely with software, integration, and test teams to deliver innovative radar solutions that meet mission needs

  • Support documentation, technical reviews, and customer engagements

Qualifications You Must Have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant engineering experience

  • Direct experience in radar or missile-defense sensor systems

  • Proficiency in MATLAB (including object-oriented programming) OR ADA / C / C++ for algorithm development, system modeling, or performance analysis

  • Hands-on experience in system modeling, algorithm design, test vector development, or radar performance analysis

  • Proven ability to lead technical work, develop engineering artifacts, and contribute to architecture or design decisions

  • Experience developing or maintaining engineering processes, methods, or tools.

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills with experience solving complex, multidisciplinary challenges

  • Excellent communication skills, including technical writing and presentation of system concepts

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams

  • Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

  • Advanced STEM degree

  • Experience with radar detection, discrimination, tracking, and signal processing algorithms

  • Demonstrated experience with MBSE tools (Cameo)

  • Demonstrated experience DOORS requirements management including multi-level traceability

  • Experience working in Linux-based engineering or development environments

  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence

  • Experience interfacing with customers and leading technical solution development

  • Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and engineering collaboration tools

Citizenship – US Citizen only

Benefits provided: 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and “Know Your Rights” Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices.

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 11,543 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$100–117/hr
  • US median$60–70/hr371 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $108.50/hr, is 67% above the US median midpoint ($65/hr) — in the top quarter of Systems Engineer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 422 open Systems Engineer jobs in Massachusetts and 11,543 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,608 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,347 of the 11,543 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 12, 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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