Systems Engineer at ManTech
Stafford, VA
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Jul 13, 2026
Stafford, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role supporting a Marine Corps contract, focused on tactical intelligence collection, processing, and dissemination systems. Day-to-day work involves producing and reviewing engineering documentation, supporting technical reviews such as design and acceptance reviews, and managing configuration control activities. The role suits an experienced DoD acquisition engineer familiar with the Defense AT&L lifecycle framework, requiring an active TS/SCI clearance.
Mid level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $129,834 (middle half $101,882–$164,857).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is titled 'Systems Engineer' with no seniority modifier; the 5-year minimum experience requirement and scope (supporting a DoD program office, not leading an org) support a Mid-level classification.
A Bachelor's degree is listed as the baseline, but the JD explicitly allows substitution of 2 additional years of experience in lieu of the degree — so no hard degree gate applies.
DoD 5000 processes and requirements are listed under Minimum Qualifications and treated as a hard gate, even though they are not a named software tool; they represent a concrete, verifiable domain credential central to this role.
Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Test and Evaluation, and Requirements Analysis are all core responsibilities described with firm language throughout the required qualifications section.
Agile Scrum Master, virtualization, cloud technologies, and DoD/USMC environment knowledge all appear under Preferred Qualifications and are treated as preferred.
DAU Engineering Level I certification and prior military experience also appear under Preferred Qualifications; these are credentials/background rather than named technologies and are not emitted as skills.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence: this role sits between a traditional Systems Analyst (15-1211) and a broader DoD systems/acquisition engineering function (15-1299); the day-to-day work most closely resembles systems analysis and engineering documentation review.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 5000 acquisition processes, Systems Engineering, Configuration Management.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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