Systems Engineer - Design & Development at General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc
Pittsfield, MA
$124,397–$138,003from the description
Jul 19, 2026
Pittsfield, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior systems engineering role supporting a U.S. Navy strategic missile program, focused on requirements management, system architecture, and model-based engineering using tools such as Cameo/MagicDraw and DOORS. The position involves leading technical trade studies, integration and verification activities, and milestone reviews, while also mentoring junior engineers. It suits an experienced defense systems engineer with a background in MBSE, software or computing architecture, and complex program environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $119,144 (middle half $81,115–$160,963). 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 (11)
The posting is for a Systems Engineer (Advanced Systems Engineer 3) on a defense/strategic weapons program — this occupation sits most naturally in 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) given its MBSE/digital-engineering focus; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest named alternative.
The JD states 'fully on-site OR Hybrid/Flex' and specifies the Pittsfield, MA campus; the caller has overridden this to remote=true with a national pool, so no metro is reported.
Clearance gate: 'Must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance' — candidate need not currently hold one, but must be eligible.
Degree requirement: Bachelor's in Systems Engineering or related STEM field with 5+ years, OR Master's with 3+ years. The Bachelor's path is the minimum formal degree gate.
Total experience minimum is 5 years (Bachelor's path); the Master's path requires only 3 years — 5 is used as the conservative floor per the Bachelor's track.
Earned Value Management (EVM), CAM, and SPI/CPI are called out as required knowledge under 'Knowledge, Skills & Abilities'; captured as a single Earned Value Management skill.
AI awareness is mentioned as 'identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement' — framed as an initiative/awareness item rather than a hard technical gate, so marked preferred.
U.S. citizenship is explicitly required due to the nature of the work.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Earned Value Management.
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.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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