Senior Systems Engineer at E-Space
Arlington
$120,000–$200,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Arlington
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on integrating satellite-based radar systems into operational defense environments, with a focus on legacy-site interfaces, mission requirements, and architecture coordination across government and multi-discipline engineering teams. The position suits a senior systems engineer with a decade or more of complex defense program experience who can manage requirements traceability, interface risks, and technical reviews from early program phases through site integration.
Senior level · 10+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The role title is not explicitly stated in the posting; the responsibilities describe a Systems Engineer / Lead Systems Integrator focused on defense radar and satellite systems, which does not map cleanly to a single SOC code. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest fit for a complex systems engineering role; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the runner-up given the heavy requirements analysis, interface management, and architecture coordination work.
The posting mentions 'Saratoga office' — Saratoga, CA falls within the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CBSA.
Security clearance: the JD requires the candidate to be able to obtain and maintain a Secret-level (or higher) U.S. Government clearance. Active clearance is not stated as a prerequisite, but the ability to obtain one is a hard gate and continued employment is contingent on it.
ITAR/EAR restrictions apply; only U.S. persons are eligible and no sponsorship is available.
The bonus-points section lists UEWR, PARCS, and Cobra Dane as interchangeable examples of comparable strategic radar experience, so they are captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives.
Several responsibilities (waveform design, DSP, phased arrays) appear in the narrative framing of the role rather than in the formal 'What you bring' requirements section, so they are not captured as hard-gate skills. The formal requirements section names radar/sensor/C2/mission-processing integration, requirements decomposition, interface management, trade studies, and technical risk management as the concrete gates.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): interface management.
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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