Systems Engineer at Sonalysts, Inc.
Middletown, RI
$85,000–$150,000from the description
Jul 20, 2026
Middletown, RI
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role supporting a DoD weapon acquisition program, primarily on-site. Day-to-day work involves facilitating technical reviews and working groups, managing requirements, tracking risks and schedules, and applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices across the full acquisition lifecycle from concept through fleet fielding. Suits engineers with 5–10 years of systems engineering experience, ideally with prior DoD acquisition exposure.
Mid level · 5+ years · Norwich-New London, CT · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (7)
SOC classification is a judgement call: Systems Engineering for a DoD acquisition program sits between 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other — the closest match for systems engineering as a discipline) and 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts). Neither is a perfect fit; 15-1299 was chosen as the primary because the role is explicitly titled 'systems engineer' with a hardware/weapon-system acquisition focus rather than IT business analysis.
The posting lists 'eligible for a SECRET clearance' as a hard requirement and 'active SECRET clearance' as strongly desired. The clearance gate is set to Secret based on the hard requirement; candidates who already hold an active clearance are preferred.
MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering) appears in the required qualifications section as something the candidate will 'implement,' making it a hard gate. Experience with MBSE tools is also listed under Strongly Desired, reinforcing its importance.
The 5–10 year experience range maps to a Mid-to-Senior band. The lower bound (5 years) was used for the overall years minimum per schema rules. The scope of the role — supporting a DoD acquisition program, facilitating IPTs, managing risk — is consistent with a Mid-level systems engineer rather than a Staff/Principal, as the JD does not describe org-wide technical authority.
Location is inferred as Sonalysts' headquarters in Waterford/Groton, CT (Norwich-New London CBSA). The posting explicitly states work is primarily on-site at Sonalysts' headquarters or designated government facilities.
The posting notes this job is not available to residents of New York City due to local law restrictions.
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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