Senior Systems Engineer
CACI International · Fort Belvoir, VA
$113,200–$237,800from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Fort Belvoir, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role supporting an Army Product Manager at Ft. Belvoir, VA, focused on integrating Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR) systems onto ground combat vehicles. Day-to-day work spans requirements analysis, engineering change proposals, technical documentation, design reviews, and configuration audits across the full acquisition lifecycle. Suits an experienced systems engineer with electro-optical/FLIR background and an active Secret clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Secret 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). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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)
This role is primarily a defense systems engineering position focused on hardware/platform integration (FLIR systems on ground vehicles), not a software or IT systems analyst role. SOC 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest available code for a systems engineer in a DOD acquisition context; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a runner-up given the role's hardware and mechanical engineering emphasis.
The required experience threshold is stated as 'BS Systems Engineering and 8+ years' relevant experience'; the desired qualification raises this to 'MS and 15+ years', which is listed under the Desired section.
Active Secret clearance is explicitly required to start.
The broad salary range ($113,200–$237,800/year) reflects CACI's standard band across geographic locations and contract labor categories, as noted in the posting.
Up to 25% travel within the continental US is required.
Several 'required' items (communication skills, mentoring ability, teamwork) are soft skills and have been omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
Skills such as 'heat transfer and stress analysis due to vibration and shock effects' are domain-specific mechanical engineering competencies listed under Required; captured under a single mechanical engineering skill entry.
Ignored 8 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering Management Process, Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), Electro-Optical/FLIR Systems, Mechanical Engineering (heat transfer, vibration/shock analysis), Technical Documentation, MS Systems Engineering, Army ACAT III Program Experience.
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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