Systems Engineering

Missile Defense Agency

Full-time · Dahlgren, VA · $102,415 – $158,322

This is a systems engineering role within the Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency, focused on next-generation air defense systems and their integration across development and testing. It suits engineers with experience in complex weapons system integration, interface management, and risk mitigation who want to contribute to homeland defense capabilities.

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Naval Air Systems Command

Fort Worth, TX · $115,711 – $150,426

A federal engineering leadership role overseeing technical teams and solving complex challenges for military aircraft and weapons systems sustainment. This suits experienced engineers ready to step into management and take responsibility for program-level decisions.

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Air Force Materiel Command

Kirtland AFB, New Mexico · $132,751 – $172,578

This federal role advises Air Force leadership on cybersecurity and intelligence needs for weapon systems and strategic defense programs. You'll work as a senior technical consultant integrating engineering expertise with intelligence analysis to inform acquisition and sustainment decisions.

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Bureau of Naval Personnel

Monterey, CA · $128,568 – $209,105

A systems engineering faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, requiring a PhD and involving teaching, research mentorship, and scholarly publication in defense and naval systems engineering. This suits academics with expertise in systems architecture, combat systems, or acquisition who are ready to transition into higher education or advance their academic career.

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Relativity Space

Full-time · Long Beach, CA · $123,000 – $198,000

This Systems Engineer role involves managing the technical development, verification, and operability of Relativity's Terran R rocket vehicle across its lifecycle. You'll work cross-functionally to balance performance, cost, and schedule while owning test campaigns, manufacturing coordination, and quality consistency from build through launch.

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Voyager

Full-time · Folsom, CA · $153,615 – $199,400

This role leads the technical and people management of solid rocket propulsion programs at a defense contractor, directing cross-functional engineering teams through design, qualification, and production while overseeing approximately 10 engineers. It suits experienced systems engineers with strong leadership capabilities who can balance complex technical execution against cost and schedule constraints in a mission-critical environment.

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CesiumAstro

Full-time · Austin, TX

CesiumAstro seeks a principal-level engineer to lead the development of communication systems for satellites and aerospace platforms, architecting complex space payloads and coordinating cross-functional teams from concept through deployment. This role suits someone with deep systems engineering expertise in space technology who can own technical strategy and drive programs to completion.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $190,000 – $280,000

This role involves analyzing how Shield AI's autonomous systems achieve military mission objectives, using systems engineering and modeling techniques to translate operational needs into product requirements. The position suits engineers who can bridge military operations, autonomy technology, and systems architecture to inform strategic decisions.

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Stoke Space

Full-time · Kent, WA · $129,150 – $327,810

This role involves developing the architecture and requirements for advanced iterations of a commercial launch vehicle, translating business objectives into technical concepts, and performing trade studies to guide development. It suits experienced aerospace engineers comfortable making rapid decisions with incomplete information and seeing their designs through to flight operations.

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Boeing

Full-time · El Segundo, CA · $165,750 – $224,250

Boeing is hiring a senior or principal-level engineer to lead the structural and mechanical design of space vehicles, overseeing teams across structures, thermal, dynamics, propulsion, and related disciplines. This role suits experienced aerospace engineers who excel at cross-functional integration and can drive complex satellite or spacecraft programs from concept through production.

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