Senior Systems Engineer at NextGen Federal Systems
Colorado Springs, CO
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Aug 13, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Systems Engineer role at a defense-focused technology firm, supporting DoD programs of record by designing and integrating complex systems within modeling, simulation, and Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) environments. The work centers on building and connecting tool adapters, maintaining a digital thread across the systems lifecycle, and operating within DevSecOps and Agile frameworks. Suited to engineers with a background in digital/systems engineering and experience bridging architecture, software, and simulation toolchains.
Senior level · 5+ years · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $108,178 (middle half $84,682–$137,059).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 15, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
Location is not specified in the posting. Given the DoD/defense focus and NextGen Federal Systems' known presence, this is likely in the Washington DC metro area or another major defense hub, but no location was stated — CBSA left blank.
The role title is 'Systems Engineer' with no seniority modifier, but the 5+ years requirement and project-leadership framing support a Senior-level classification.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role is primarily systems analysis, architecture, and integration (15-1211), but the emphasis on building tool adapters, implementing interfaces, and writing software puts 15-1252 Software Developers as a credible alternative.
All programming languages (Java, Python, C++) and containerization tools (Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, kubectl) appear only under 'Desired Qualifications' and are marked preferred accordingly.
GOTS MS&A tools (AFSIM, EWIRDB/TMAP, NGTS, OneSAF) and COTS MS&A tools (MATLAB, Ansys Minerva, AGI STK, ModelCenter) are all listed under 'Desired Qualifications' and are marked preferred.
An active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance is explicitly required as a hard gate in the Qualifications section.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Digital Engineering, 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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