Systems Engineer
Huntsville, ALJob$80–120K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
SAIC is hiring a Systems Engineer in Huntsville, Alabama, to develop and maintain test scenarios and analysis tools for mission software. The role includes defining test data and expected results, documenting test plans and outcomes, supporting users, managing Git repositories, and collaborating with software engineers on testing and configuration management. The position requires a bachelor’s degree, at least two years of relevant experience, and an active Secret clearance or ability to transfer one.
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Description
SAIC is currently hiring a Systems Engineer in Huntsville, AL.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead the design, development, and maintenance of regression and functional test scenarios for mission software and analysis tools.
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Define test data, test conditions, and expected results to validate new features and bug fixes.
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Document test procedures, test plans, and test results.
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Design, implement, and maintain analysis tools using SQL, Python, and MATLAB .
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Optimize scripts and tools for performance, usability, and maintainability.
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Integrate analysis tools with existing data sources and workflows.
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Provide user support and troubleshooting for analysis tools and test scenarios.
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Gather requirements and feedback from end users to enhance tools and test coverage.
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Manage Git repositories for analysis tools and regression/test scenarios.
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Establish and enforce branching, merging, and version control best practices.
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Collaborate with software engineers to ensure consistent configuration management across the toolset.
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Work directly with software engineers to understand new features and changes, and design appropriate tests.
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Participate in code reviews and sprint planning to identify test needs early in the development cycle.
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Maintain classified and unclassified MDA accounts and OSF accounts in accordance with security and program policies.
Qualifications
Required Education & Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related technical field
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2+ years of relevant experience in software testing, systems engineering, data analysis, or similar role
Required Security Clearance:
- Active Secret clearance (or ability to transfer an existing Secret clearance)
Desired Qualifications:
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Experience in a DoD, MDA, or other government/IC environment
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Familiarity with software development lifecycles (Agile/Scrum, CI/CD concepts)
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Experience with automated testing frameworks or test harnesses
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Experience developing or maintaining tools in mixed security environments (classified/unclassified)
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Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and basic shell scripting
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2618833
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
How this job compares
Set against the 11,789 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$80–120K/yr
- Alabama median$109–195K/yr246 salary ranges
- US median$116–190K/yr8,703 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $100K, is 34% below the Alabama median midpoint ($151K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Alabama.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 384 open Systems Engineer jobs in Alabama and 11,789 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Alabama
- Northrop Grumman47 open
- Lockheed Martin37 open
- Leidos29 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,870 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,515 of the 11,789 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 6, 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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