Systems Engineer Senior
Lakehurst, NJJob$120–160K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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SAIC seeks a Systems Engineer to support its Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) team in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The role integrates system-level components, addresses complex integration problems involving legacy systems and newer technologies, and coordinates technical efforts to develop effective, lifecycle-optimized systems. It also supports program execution activities and communication with program offices, fleet, and industry stakeholders.
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Description
SAIC is currently looking for a Systems Engineer to support our Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) team located in Lakehurst, NJ. The System Engineer would be responsible for creating solutions for the integration of system level components and addressing complex problem-solving issues to integrate legacy systems with newer technologies.
An active Interim Secret clearance is required.
GENERAL OVERVIEW:
Coordinate, integrate and assist in the management of technical efforts being performed to ensure that identified needs are transformed into effective and life-cycle optimized systems.
Ensure compatibility of all functional and physical interfaces (internal and external).
Confirm that the system’s definition and design reflect the requirements for all systems elements (hardware, software, data, facilities, etc.).
Ensure that engineering efforts follow the Systems Engineering process.
Work in a multifaceted team with many stakeholders (engineering, logistics, manufacturing, contractor, program leadership) in problem solving efforts for designated aspects of complex problems with many competing objectives, variables, and constraints.
Document solutions in relation to the technical, cost, and schedule constraints.
Development and review of various technical documentation, including change management documentation, presentation materials, and white papers.
Participate in, and assist in activities for various segments of program execution, which may include Risk Management, Configuration Management, Data Management, Trade-off Analysis/Trade Studies, Technical Performance Measures, Technical Reviews, and Modeling & Simulation.
Communicate with stakeholders across program offices, fleet and industry stakeholders.
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
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Bachelor's and 5+ years of related experience, years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
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Interim Secret Clearance required.
PREFFERED EXPERIENCE:
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Prefer resume demonstrates greater than 15 years of professional experience in the acquisition and integration of ALRE equipment onto ACS/AAS platforms.
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Experience interfacing with NAVSEA, USCG, USMC, and MSC desired.
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2618330
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 11,457 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–160K/yr
- New Jersey median$107–181K/yr125 salary ranges
- US median$116–190K/yr8,475 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 3% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($144K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 150 open Systems Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 11,457 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
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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 (9,561 postings).
- Education
- 4,551 of the 11,457 open Systems Engineer jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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