Senior Systems Engineer – Simulation Integration and Test at Globalhr
ANDOVER, MA
$86,800–$165,200from the description
Jun 28, 2026
ANDOVER, MA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level systems engineering role focused on hardware and software integration and testing for Patriot missile defense programs, conducted primarily within on-site engineering labs in Andover, MA. Day-to-day work involves running and troubleshooting integration test events, working across hardware and software interfaces, and using languages such as C/C++, Python, and LabVIEW alongside Linux/UNIX tools. Suits an experienced STEM engineer comfortable in a lab-based, defense-program environment who holds or can obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 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 $129,180 (middle half $101,950–$161,130). 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 (9)
The role is titled 'Senior Systems Engineer' and sits in a Systems Engineering & Test directorate, focused on hardware/software integration and test for the Patriot missile program — it straddles systems analysis (15-1211) and software development (15-1252). The primary day-to-day work (integration testing, troubleshooting HW/SW interfaces, lab execution) aligns more closely with systems analysis than pure software development, hence 15-1211 as primary with 15-1252 as the runner-up.
The programming languages requirement (C/C++, LabVIEW, Python, FORTRAN 77) is listed as a single 'and/or' gate in the required qualifications section — these are interchangeable satisfiers of one requirement, so they are captured as alternatives on a single skill.
Similarly, Linux and UNIX are listed as a single 'and/or' gate and are captured as alternatives.
The clearance situation is nuanced: the posting requires the ability to obtain an interim Secret clearance before start, and lists an active DoD Secret clearance as a preferred qualification. The hard gate is the ability to obtain Secret, so the clearance requirement is set to Secret.
The degree requirement states 'typically requires a degree in STEM' — this is standard RTX language that functions as a hard gate in practice, so Bachelors is set. No equivalent-experience substitution is explicitly offered.
Radar systems experience and hardware troubleshooting/documentation appear under 'Qualifications We Prefer' and are marked accordingly.
Test instrumentation (oscilloscope, multi-meter, spectrum analyzer) is listed under preferred qualifications as examples of equivalent instruments.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): hardware troubleshooting.
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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