5,849 system engineer jobs at 1,213 companies in McLean, VA
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Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Orbis Operations: Defense and intelligence firm providing situational awareness and training.
20+ YOEBachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline; 20 years SE experience; demonstrated experience leading Systems Engineering efforts.
CACINYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and professional services to government clients.
3+ YOEActive TS/SCI (CI polygraph preferred or eligible), Bachelor's in technical field or equivalent, 3+ years systems/swg engineering or integration experience, EM/automation and technical writing skills.
Base-2 Solutions: Delivers engineering and technology services for national security.
14+ YOE14+ years systems engineering experience, strong software development, requirements management, project management, Top Secret/SCI with polygraph, bachelor's in related field (or equivalent experience), outstanding communication and coordination skills.
CACI InternationalNYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and engineering services for government agencies.
3+ YOEActive TS/SCI clearance (CI polygraph preferred or willing to obtain), bachelor’s in technical field or equivalent, 3+ years systems engineering or related experience, EM integration, automation, technical writing, Agile experience.
M2 Technology Group: Providing specialized cybersecurity and engineering services for government agencies.
20+ YOERequires 20+ years of systems engineering experience in federal programs, active Security+ CE (or higher), active security clearance with polygraph, bachelor\u0002s in systems engineering or related (or 5 additional years experience), and expertise in system architecture, integration, and test planning.
AeroVironmentNASDAQ: AVAV: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and tactical missile systems.
8+ YOEActive TS/SCI with Polygraph, Bachelor’s in an engineering field or equivalent, minimum 8 years relevant experience, demonstrated ISO/IEC 15288 systems engineering experience.
Columbia or Maryland or Virginia or Colorado or Texas or Utah or Alaska or Hawaii
$46-$120/hrOnsiteFull Time
Wyetech: Provides professional engineering services for government and commercial sectors.
14+ YOEUS citizen with active TS/SCI (polygraph) and 14+ years SIGINT systems engineering experience; Bachelor's in related field (or 5 extra years SE experience); expertise in tactical COMINT/ELINT/FISINT requirements, systems architecture, requirements engineering, and multi‑stakeholder coordination.
Adaptic: Defense contractor providing software, engineering, and cybersecurity mission support.
Active TS/SCI with polygraph; experience in systems engineering or integration; knowledge of architecture, requirements, and cross-domain systems; degree in Systems Engineering or related field.
Kroll: Provides global risk and financial advisory solutions.
8+ YOESenior System Engineer with 8+ years DoD/IC experience; TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph active before start; on-site only; strong Linux and systems engineering lifecycle skills.
RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, FreeIPA, Active Directory, Linux administration, Bash, Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, VMware, SALT, IT automation, CI/CD, GitOps, Terraform
$170k-$185k/yrOnsiteMultiple Commitments Available
Gormat: Provides cybersecurity and systems engineering services to government defense agencies
20+ YOE20 years SE experience; planning/leading systems engineering; Bachelor's in related field (or +5 years experience); Cross Domain Solutions experience required; DOG drafting desirable; TS/SCI with polygraph required.
Weeghman & Briggs: Provides specialized intelligence analysis and cybersecurity services to government agencies.
14+ YOEActive TS/SCI with Polygraph; 14 years SE experience (or equivalent); bachelor's in engineering/CS or 5 years additional experience; 3 years privacy compliance; 2 years agency systems architecture experience; strong communication skills.
KBRNYSE: KBR: Provides engineering, technology, and professional services for global markets.
15+ YOEMaster's in engineering/computer science, 15+ years systems engineering experience (NASA environment preferred), ability to obtain NASA badge, strong requirements, testing, and presentation skills.
Cameo Systems Modeler, Microsoft PPT, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Visio, STK, ASISTITOS, OpenC3, COSMOS, Python, Matlab, STOLXML
SAICNYSE: SAIC: Provides engineering, IT, and mission support services to government.
5+ YOEBS in engineering or equivalent military experience, 5+ years experience, active Secret clearance, experience in system/system safety/risk/hazard analysis and working with US Navy/Marine Corps weapons systems.
SAICNASDAQ: SAIC: Provides government and defense clients with technology and engineering services.
5+ YOEBSc in engineering (or equivalent military experience), active Secret clearance, 5+ years experience performing system/system safety analysis, risk/hazard analysis, and preparing technical reports for Navy/Marine Corps weapons systems.