Senior Systems Engineer, FCS Auxiliary and Training Systems

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Pittsfield, MA
Salary
$100,219–$111,180 / yr
Posted
35 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $164k
This role $106k
$89k most similar roles pay here $205k

This role pays less than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $134,779–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $106k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Engineer, FCS Auxiliary and Training Systems

As a Senior Systems Engineer, FCS Auxiliary and Training Systems, you will join a cross-functional team developing, maintaining, and enhancing simulation and training systems for the Fleet Ballistic Missile program. You will support the tactical development of Fire Control capabilities for Ohio-class and future Columbia-class submarines by building tools like the Weapon System Simulator and Strategic Weapon Interface Simulator to facilitate lab testing and fleet preparation. Your daily responsibilities include requirements analysis, management, system design, trade studies, interface definition, integration, verification, troubleshooting, and technical documentation. You will utilize skills in MBSE, Cameo/MagicDraw, DOORS, Linux environments, and virtual machine management. The role focuses on solving complex engineering problems by translating intricate system behaviors into testable designs and reliable training capabilities within a high-stakes maritime defense context to ensure mission-critical systems are operational before deployment.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in Massachusetts?

Median $125000 from 48 postings across 4 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance simulation and training systems for the Fleet Ballistic Missile program.
  • Perform requirements analysis and management to translate complex system behaviors into testable designs.
  • Conduct functional and performance analysis, trade studies, and interface definitions for mission-critical systems.
  • Execute system integration, verification, and troubleshooting within laboratory environments.
  • Develop and execute test plans while reporting results for training and simulation capabilities.
  • Create and review technical documentation and engineering work products across the development lifecycle.
  • Manage and resolve system design issues by researching components and evaluating design alternatives.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related field and at least 2 years of experience, or a Master's degree and 6 months of experience.
  • Experience with systems engineering life-cycle activities on complex technical systems (preferred).
  • Experience with requirements management, DOORS, MBSE, Cameo/MagicDraw, or system modeling tools (preferred).
  • Experience with system design, interface definition, integration, verification, or trade studies (preferred).
  • Experience with test development, execution, troubleshooting, and reporting (preferred).
  • Experience with networking, Linux environments, virtual machine management, or lab infrastructure (preferred).

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