Systems Engineer

Job overview

The Systems Engineer role is based at Shift5’s headquarters in Arlington, VA, and is also open to remote candidates based in San Diego, CA; Colorado Springs, CO; Fort Hood, TX; or Ogden, UT. The posting lists a base salary of $143,000–$156,000 and requires up to 30% travel. Shift5 develops observability, cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and compliance capabilities for onboard operational technology. The engineer integrates Shift5 hardware and software into customer platforms and ensures subsystems meet technical, compliance, and customer requirements. The role manages requirements and technical baselines, develops formal program artifacts, leads cross-discipline technical execution, and defines verification and testing approaches for government programs.

What you'll do

• Design integration of software and hardware into customer platforms
• manage technical risks and dependencies
• maintain system-level technical baselines and requirements traceability
• develop and manage requirements documents
• lead development and delivery of formal systems engineering and CDRL artifacts
• coordinate technical execution across software, cyber, hardware, data, and integration teams
• define verification strategies and acceptance criteria
• perform system-level analyses
• serve as a technical interface with customer engineering teams and program offices
• support formal technical reviews.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

systems engineer

shift5

arlington va

remote candidate locations

$143k–$156k

up to 30% travel

systems integration

defense programs

requirements management

technical baselines

cybersecurity

active security clearance

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Bonus program and equity
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• health savings account with employer contributions
• employer-paid life and disability insurance
• uncapped paid time off
• flexible and remote work policy
• public transit benefits.

Why this role

The role requires up to 30% travel and an active security clearance. The posting identifies Arlington, VA, as the headquarters location and lists remote candidate locations in California, Colorado, Texas, and Utah.

About the employer

Shift5 is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.