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Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.\nOdyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.\n Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities\nPlease Note:\nFinal compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.\nThis position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.Odyssey Benefits","description_format":"text","description_chars":4908,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":20,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Military","Professional Services","Science & Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T23:45:38Z"}],"liveness":{"score":81,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":33,"reasons":["conf:50","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/odysseyconsult-principal-system-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/odysseyconsult-principal-system-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T03:20:49Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3154,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1846,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}