
Staff Systems Engineer
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SRC, Inc. seeks a Staff Systems Engineer for an upcoming position contingent on task award, supporting Department of War efforts to identify and defeat hard deeply buried targets. The role focuses on analysis of alternatives, systems engineering process management, vulnerability analysis, and technology transition. The engineer will coordinate across manufacturing, testing, operational, government, military, and contractor teams and support engineering decisions, program risk management, and technical deliverables.
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SRC, Inc. is currently seeking a Staff Systems Engineer. The selected candidate will fill an upcoming position upon task being awarded. This opportunity supports the Department of War (DoW) in their efforts to identify and defeat hard deeply buried targets (HDBT). This position requires a strong technical foundation in analysis of alternatives (AoA) and systems engineering process management. Liaison between manufacturing, testing and operational organizations of integrating technology into end-to-end WMD/HDBT programs; assist with transition strategies through Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs). Strong ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary government, military and contractor teams. What You'll Do * Support analysis of alternatives (AoA) and trade-off analysis to inform design decisions, requirements development, and program risk management. * Conduct vulnerability analysis and exploitation assessments, applying conventional weapons effects models to evaluate system performance and survivability across a range of operational scenarios. * Develop and maintain the Systems Engineering (SE) process framework and master schedule, ensuring alignment with program milestones, deliverables, and government customer expectations. * Perform gap analyses to identify deficiencies in current modeling and simulation capabilities, tools, and methodologies, and propose actionable solutions to close identified gaps. * Assess predictive capabilities of design limits and margins, providing data-driven recommendations to support engineering decisions and risk mitigation strategies. What You'll Bring * Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or STEM related field with 8 or more years of experience * An Active Top Secret / SCI security clearance (or be eligible at time of application for SCI) * Proven experience conducting vulnerability analysis, AoA, gap analysis, and trade-off studies within a DoD or government contracting framework * Proficiency in uncertainty quantification and statistical analysis methodologies applied to complex engineering systems * Ability to develop and manage SE master schedules and technical baselines in compliance with DoW standards (e.g., MIL-STD, DoDAF) * Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce and present technical deliverables to government stakeholders Ways to Stand Out * Familiarity with JMEM, AMSAA, or other weapons effectiveness and lethality modeling frameworks used within the DoW community. * Autonomous Systems experience * Experience with digital engineering tools and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) platforms such as Cameo, DOORS, or equivalent * Prior experience supporting OSD, DARPA, ARL, or service-level acquisition programs * INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or equivalent professional certification * Experience with conventional weapons effects models and associated simulation toolsets used in national defense environments What Sets Us Apart? SRC, Inc., a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve "impossible" problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. Across our family of companies, we apply bright minds, fresh thinking and relentless determination to deliver innovative products and services that areredefining possible. When you join our team, you'll be a part of something truly meaningful - helping to keep America and its allies safe and strong. You'll collaborate with more than 1,400 engineers, scientists and professionals - with 20 percent of those employees having served in the military - in a highly innovative, inclusive and equitable work environment. You'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes four or more weeks of paid time off to start, 10 percent e
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Set against the 2,936 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$129–195K/yr60 salary ranges
- US median$32–48/hr140 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 100 open Systems Engineering jobs in New York and 2,936 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,301 postings).
- Education
- 971 of the 2,936 open Systems Engineering jobs (33%) 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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