Systems Engineer III/IV (Project Engineer)

This role is a defense program/project engineering position focused on the USMC Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program. The primary day-to-day work is systems/project engineering leadership — managing cost, schedule, technical risk, and multidisciplinary teams — rather than hands-on software development or pure systems analysis, making SOC classification genuinely ambiguous. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the best fit given the Vetronics/C5ISR/software/cybersecurity/networking technical scope; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible alternative given the systems architecture and integration emphasis.

The posting covers multiple role levels ('III/IV') and disciplines; the Vetronics/C5ISR specialization is one of several tracks described. Skills listed reflect the Vetronics/C5ISR track specifically, plus the common qualifications block.

C5ISR, Vetronics, cybersecurity, TAK-X, and MOSA appear in the role description narrative rather than the formal Qualifications section, so they are marked as preferred rather than hard gates.

A graduate degree in engineering or management is explicitly described as 'desired,' not required — the hard minimum is a Bachelor's in engineering or a related discipline.

The Secret clearance is stated as 'ability to obtain' rather than an active clearance already held, but it is framed as a firm requirement for the role.

Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): systems architecture, program planning, risk 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.