Senior Systems Engineer at McBride
Hanscom Afb, MA
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Aug 6, 2026
Hanscom Afb, MA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A defense contractor role supporting the Air Force E-7 Wedgetail program office at Hanscom AFB, MA. The engineer will drive acquisition documentation and systems engineering processes for a major new acquisition program, including requirements definition for the E-7 Operational Flight Trainer and Vehicle Management Trainer, Level D flight simulator certification planning, and Systems Integration Lab verification activities. Suits an experienced DoD systems engineer with a background in requirements analysis, modeling and simulation, and acquisition lifecycle support.
Senior level · 12+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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The minimum qualification is a Bachelor's degree in a related field plus 12 years of experience (5 in DoD), OR 15 years of directly related experience (8 in DoD) — equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of a degree, but a degree is the stated baseline path; the degree requirement is set to Bachelors accordingly.
The preferred path is a Master's degree in an ABET-accredited engineering discipline with 10+ years of experience (5 in DoD); this is preferred, not a hard gate.
All technical skills beyond the core systems engineering / DoD experience requirement appear under 'Preferred experience' or 'Familiarity with' language and are marked as preferred.
The role is on-site at Hanscom AFB, MA; the posting also references Tinker AFB (OK) and other locations as part of the broader division, but this specific position is Hanscom-based.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Technical Data Package development.
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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