Systems Engineer at SAIC
Huntsville, AL
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Jul 27, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineer role supporting Army Aviation integration laboratories in Huntsville, AL, focused on designing and troubleshooting electrical wiring, integrating avionics hardware, and sustaining high-fidelity simulation environments for AH-64D/E Apache, CH-47F Chinook, and UH-60M/V Black Hawk platforms. The position suits a candidate with hands-on DoD aircraft or Hardware-in-the-Loop lab experience who can work across hardware, software, and system-level integration testing.
Mid level · 2+ years · Huntsville, AL · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $109,711 (middle half $86,328–$140,892).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The degree requirement accepts 6 years of experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The posting requires an active Interim Secret clearance to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain a full Secret clearance.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: this role blends hands-on hardware/electrical engineering with systems integration; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest match for the integration and verification work, but 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable alternative given the heavy avionics/lab hardware focus.
AutoCAD Electrical is listed as the primary named tool; Microsoft Visio and SolidWorks Electrical are listed as explicit alternatives in the same 'or similar' requirement.
MIL-STD-1553 is listed as the primary avionics data bus; ARINC-429, CAN, Ethernet, and RS-422/485 are listed as alternatives in the same requirement.
National Instruments PXI is listed with 'or similar laboratory instrumentation' — no other specific tool is named, so no alternatives are populated.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Aviation Systems Integration / HWIL, MIL-STD wiring practices, Engineering drawings / technical manuals.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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