Systems Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

Systems Engineer

ID: 2026-71116
US-MD-Annapolis Junction US-Telework-Telework US-ID-Boise US-UT-Salt Lake City US-MN-Bloomington
Required Clearance: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 3/1/2026
Category: Engineering-Systems
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.


Basic Qualifications

Requires a Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.d Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

As a Systems Engineer, you will work alongside a team of highly talented hardware and software engineers to build new technologies to counter threats of tampering, reverse engineering, and supply chain exploits.

What Youll Get to Do:

• Requirements management including creation, allocation, derivation, and tracing
• System architecture design and analysis, including technical reviews
• Developing and tracking key technical performance measures
• Conducting and leading Integration and test troubleshooting and performing hands on verification as well as designing and developing tests, and executing them
• Technical Baseline Management, including change management, configuration management, defect resolution tracking, and release management
• Reviews of work products, including tacking review criteria, recording actions, tracking closure, and managing peer, internal, and external gate reviews
• Kanban board oversight and management
• Risk and opportunity management

Qualifications and Experience:

• More than three (3) years of proven past performance in systems engineering; preference given to candidates who have experience with US Department of Defense (DoD) systems
• Advanced understanding of computer hardware and software architectures, including being able to clearly articulate how a CPU works, how a FPGA works, how Operating Systems (OS) work and how user space application runtime environments work
• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related field
• Ability to clearly capture complex technical concepts in writing for both technical and general audiences
• Strong analytic
• Must be highly creative and have experience interfacing directly with external custom

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nations security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $124,445.00 - USD $132,000.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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General Dynamics Mission Systems is a technology integrator and original equipment manufacturer that provides mission critical solutions across ground, sea, air, space and cyberspace.

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