Senior Systems Engineer - AI/ML Data Analysis - Active Secret at General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc
Pittsfield, MA
$112,924–$125,275from the description
Aug 10, 2026
Pittsfield, MA
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior Systems Engineer role at General Dynamics Mission Systems supporting the Fleet Ballistic Missile Sustainment team in Pittsfield, MA. The primary focus is owning and evolving the Fleet Data Analysis System (FDAS) — building AI/ML-powered scripts and automated workflows to process submarine patrol data, surface trends, and inform mission readiness decisions. The position requires an active DoD Secret clearance and is fully on-site.
Senior level · 5+ years · Pittsfield, MA · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $122,271 (middle half $92,643–$161,199). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The role is titled 'Senior Systems Engineer' but the day-to-day work centers on data analysis, scripting, and AI/ML tool ownership (FDAS), making it a close call between Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) and Data Scientists (15-2051). 15-1211 was chosen because the role is framed around systems engineering processes, tool ownership, and requirements definition rather than statistical modeling or research.
AI/ML tools such as GAIAA, GitHub Copilot, and ChatGPT are listed together in the Required Qualifications as examples of 'AI-assisted tools'; GitHub Copilot is used as the primary skill name with the others captured as alternatives.
The Basic Qualifications section states a minimum of 5 years with a Bachelor's or 3 years with a Master's; 5 years is used as the overall years minimum per the lower-degree path.
U.S. citizenship is explicitly required due to the nature of the work, in addition to the active DoD Secret clearance.
Experience with SWC systems software appears under Preferred Qualifications but is highly domain-specific with no common canonical tool name; it is omitted from the skills list as it does not map to a concrete named technology.
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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