Combat Fire Control Weapons Platform Systems Engineer at Ventus Solutions
Newport, RI
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Jul 19, 2026
Newport, RI
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role focused on U.S. Navy submarine combat and fire control systems, supporting design, integration, testing, modernization, and lifecycle activities for undersea warfare platforms. The work involves close collaboration with Navy engineers and program offices, producing technical documentation, trade studies, and system specifications. Best suited to candidates with hands-on experience in naval combat systems, weapons platforms, or related DoD acquisition environments.
Senior level · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Top Secret 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 $103,844 (middle half $69,393–$126,604).
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 (8)
This is a defense/systems engineering role focused on U.S. Navy submarine combat systems, fire control, and weapons platforms — not a conventional software or IT occupation. No SOC code in the allowed list maps cleanly to 'Systems Engineer' in a defense/weapons context; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code given the system integration, testing, and technical documentation work described. 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible runner-up given the systems analysis and documentation emphasis.
A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is listed as required, but the posting explicitly states that equivalent military or industry experience may be considered in lieu of a degree — so degree requirement is treated as None.
Top Secret clearance is explicitly required; U.S. citizenship is also required.
The role is fully onsite in Newport, RI with less than 10% travel.
The vast majority of required qualifications describe domain experience (submarine combat systems, fire control, weapons, system integration, testing, lifecycle engineering) rather than named software tools. Only Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, and MATLAB are named as concrete tools in the required section.
AN/BYG-1 and SWFTS appear under the 'Desired Experience' section and are marked as preferred accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Requires a Top 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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