Senior Systems Engineer - CONTINGENT - 26-026 - Hybrid
AUSGAR Technologies Inc · San Diego, CA
$140,000–$165,000from the description
Jul 16, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contingent, hybrid senior-level role supporting U.S. Navy communications and navigation programs for a defense contractor in San Diego. Day-to-day work spans the full engineering lifecycle — requirements analysis, architecture, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex command, control, communications, and navigation systems — alongside cybersecurity compliance and technical documentation. Best suited to candidates with a relevant technical degree, five or more years of systems engineering experience, and an active Secret clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $121,709 (middle half $101,433–$152,573). 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 (10)
This position is contingent upon contract award, as stated prominently in the posting.
The role is a hybrid position (approximately 60% onsite in San Diego's Old Town area / 40% remote) — remote=false is set because it is not fully remote.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is a classic DoD Systems Engineer spanning requirements, architecture, integration, test, and lifecycle management — 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest fit, though 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable runner-up given the defense/systems-engineering framing.
The degree requirement is a hard gate: a Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or related technical discipline is explicitly required. Equivalent experience is not offered as a substitute.
MBSE, SysML, Cameo, and MagicDraw appear together as a single interchangeable requirement under 'Desired Qualifications' — captured as one preferred skill with alternatives.
DoD/Navy/federal government environment experience and government procurement experience appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' — these name no specific technology or tool and are omitted per schema rules.
Professional certifications (INCOSE ASEP/CSE/ESEP, PE, OCSMP OMG SysML) are listed under Desired Qualifications and name no technology tool — omitted per schema rules.
The salary range ($140K–$165K/year) is stated as base salary; total compensation includes benefits. The posting notes placement within Level I–V based on qualifications.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): systems engineering, technical documentation.
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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