Sr Systems Engineer - Hybrid at General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc
Pittsfield, MA
$95,384–$105,817from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Pittsfield, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An early-career systems engineering role supporting the D5LE2 program — the life extension of the U.S. Navy's Trident II D5 strategic weapons system. Day-to-day work covers requirements analysis, system modeling with MBSE tools, interface definition, trade studies, and verification activities for fire control subsystems, all under the guidance of senior engineers. The role suits someone building foundational domain expertise in safety-critical, defense-focused systems engineering.
Junior level · 2+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Junior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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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 $108,178 (middle half $84,682–$137,059). 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)
The job title is 'Sr Systems Engineer 2' but the posting explicitly frames this as 'ideal for an early-career engineer' with only 2 years of experience required (or 6 months with a Master's). The actual scope and experience requirements support a Junior band, despite the Senior advertised title — a notable mismatch.
The role is classified under Systems Engineering (defense/fire control), which sits closest to 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) given the requirements analysis, system modeling, and verification focus; 15-1299 is noted as a runner-up since defense systems engineering is not a perfect fit for any single SOC.
The clearance requirement is stated as 'obtainable' (not currently held), meaning candidates who can obtain a DoD Secret clearance qualify — this is still treated as a hard gate since the role gates on eligibility.
The posting describes the work location as Pittsfield, MA with travel required once every three weeks. Per caller instruction, remote=true and no metro is set, but note that this is not a fully remote role per the JD itself — periodic on-site presence in Pittsfield, MA is required.
DOORS and Cameo/MagicDraw appear in the 'Knowledge, Skills & Abilities' section with 'solid use of' language, treating them as hard gates. Alternatives are populated with common industry substitutes.
Modeling and Simulation is listed as a responsibility ('Support Modeling and Simulation activities') rather than a gated requirement, so it is marked preferred.
AI/innovation awareness ('Identify opportunities to apply AI') appears as a soft responsibility bullet with no specific tool named; no skill was emitted for it.
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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