Senior Systems Engineer (T&E Team) at AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Alexandria, VA
$150,000–$185,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Alexandria, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role supporting a Department of Defense developmental test and evaluation office, focused on analyzing and assessing major defense acquisition programs and prototypes for technology risk, capability delivery, and systems-of-systems issues. The position also leads integration of digital engineering and AI tools into the organization's analytical workflows and oversees a training program for a large engineering staff. Suits an experienced systems engineer with a background in DoD acquisition and test and evaluation.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (7)
The work location is not specified in the posting. AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a defense contractor headquartered in the Washington, DC area, and the role's focus on OSD/DoW elements strongly implies an on-site presence in the National Capital Region, but no city or CBSA was stated.
This role is primarily a defense systems engineering / T&E advisory position supporting DoD acquisition programs. It does not map cleanly to any single SOC code; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is used as the closest fit given the systems analysis, digital engineering, and AI integration responsibilities, but 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable alternative given the heavy T&E and acquisition policy focus.
The posting lists very few concrete named technologies. 'Digital Engineering tools' and 'AI tools' are referenced but no specific products are named, so they are captured at the category level and marked as preferred (desired/familiar) rather than hard gates.
Systems Engineering, T&E, and DoD Acquisition experience are treated as hard gates based on the explicit 'Qualifications' section language ('demonstrated experience') and the overall framing of the role.
The Secret clearance is explicitly listed under Qualifications and is a hard gate.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering.
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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