Advanced Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Manassas, VA
Salary
$124,216–$137,803 / yr
Posted
21 days ago
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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $153k
This role $131k
$114k most similar roles pay here $193k

This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $121,459–$184,957 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $131k versus about $153k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1123 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 984 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Advanced Systems Engineer

As an Advanced Systems Engineer, you will join a cross-functional team responsible for the design, development, and lifecycle support of various submarine and acoustic systems. Working in both laboratory and partner site environments, you will develop and field prototypes and production systems while collaborating with hardware and software engineers to meet specific customer needs. Your daily responsibilities include managing the full engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system architecture evaluation, trade studies, and verification and validation. You will maintain bidirectional traceability between stakeholder needs and designs, perform reliability, maintainability, and availability analyses, and manage interface control documentation. To succeed, you must utilize systems modeling tools, demonstrate proficiency in requirements management, and apply technical standards to solve complex problems. The role focuses on creating robust systems for high-stakes national security missions within the maritime domain.

What does a Systems Engineer earn?

Median $158250 from 186 postings across 30 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage the full engineering lifecycle from initial concept through production for submarine and acoustic systems.
  • Perform requirements analysis, functional analysis, system architecture evaluation, and trade studies.
  • Maintain bidirectional traceability between stakeholder needs, system requirements, design, and verification.
  • Identify technical risks and develop corresponding mitigation plans.
  • Conduct reliability, maintainability, and availability (RM&A) analyses for components and systems.
  • Develop and manage system interfaces and Interface Control Documentation.
  • Execute verification and validation planning, execution, and reporting.
  • Support environmental qualification testing to verify performance under specific operating conditions.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required for this position.
  • A Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire.
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related field with 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 3 years of experience.
  • Experience in the full systems engineering lifecycle including requirements management and system modeling.
  • Ability to perform reliability, maintainability, and availability (RM&A) analyses for components and systems.
  • Proficiency in developing system interfaces and Interface Control Documentation.
  • Experience with hardware and integrated hardware/software systems is preferred.
  • Ability to utilize AI to improve system design and engineering processes.

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