System Engineer, Senior
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026. Booz Allen Hamilton scores A on the Alion truth index.
The Opportunity:
Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big-picture thinking to make an impact in national security? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems to support critical mission objectives. Your ability to translate operational needs into technical requirements makes you an integral part of delivering customer-focused engineering solutions.
As a Systems Engineer on our team, you'll help shape the future of USAF command-and-control, communications, and airborne mission systems by supporting the engineering, integration, modernization, and sustainment of complex aerospace platforms. Your customers will trust you to help develop innovative solutions that improve mission effectiveness while balancing technical performance, risk, cost, and schedule considerations.
On our team, you'll have the opportunity to expand your expertise in aerospace systems engineering, RF communications, network architecture, cybersecurity, platform modernization, and mission systems integration. Grow your skills by merging requirements development and systems engineering discipline with advanced aerospace and communications technologies to create mission-ready solutions for operational users.
Join our team and help create the future of command-and-control aircraft capabilities, mission communications systems, and airborne battle management platforms supporting the United States Air Force and national security missions worldwide.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, aerospace systems, communications, information technology, or technical program execution
- Experience performing and coordinating engineering activities in complex, regulated, or national security environments
- Experience with requirements and technical analysis, system architecture, risk management, integration, test, and life-cycle management
- Experience supporting Air Force or DoD programs such as aircraft modernization, sustainment, C2ISR, or communications
- Experience working across the DoD acquisition lifecycle and collaborating with government, military, contractor, and operational stakeholders
- Experience preparing or reviewing technical documentation, contract inputs, statements of work, estimates, capture materials, or proposals
- Experience supporting technical execution with attention to cost, schedule, performance, compliance, and mission risk
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, engineering, information systems, or computer science
Nice If You Have:
- Experience in support of aerospace modification and upgrade programs
- Experience with aerospace platform requirements development and management
- Experience with the engineering lifecycle associated with command-and-control platforms
- Experience with network and cybersecurity elements associated with command-and-control aircraft platforms
- Experience developing and managing complex radio system configuration baselines
- Experience working with mission and communications system planning stakeholders and associated workflows for USAF aircraft platforms
- Knowledge of platform RF link budget development, modeling, and simulation
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
- Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
- Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
- Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.