Systems Engineer IV
Scientific Research Corporation · San Diego, CA
$127,650–$212,750from the description
Jul 12, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A technical leadership role focused on Navy cryptologic and signals exploitation systems, specifically the Ship's Signals Exploitation Equipment Family of Systems and related Mission Modules. Day-to-day work spans systems engineering, integration, testing, configuration management, and fleet support. Suited to candidates with a decade of DoD/Navy systems engineering background and an active or obtainable TS/SCI clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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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)
Work location is not specified in the posting; no city, state, or CBSA could be determined. The role is tied to a Navy C5ISRT Centerline task order, suggesting a government facility or shipyard site, likely on the US East or Gulf Coast, but this is not confirmed.
The degree requirement (Bachelor's in engineering, CS, or related field) explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience' as a substitute, so it is not treated as a hard gate.
CompTIA Security+ is listed as required but with a grace period of six months to obtain it; it is still treated as a hard gate per the Requirements section.
The '8–10 years' figure is stated at the role level ('supporting DoD/Navy Systems Engineering'), so 8 is used as the minimum total experience requirement.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily systems engineering and integration for a Navy signals program, which sits between Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) and the broader Computer Occupations catch-all (15-1299); it is not straightforwardly software development.
RHCSA and RHCE are listed together under Desired Skills as alternative certifications; RHCSA is captured as the primary with RHCE as an alternative.
Travel is 10% or less.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD/Navy Systems Engineering.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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