Systems Engineer (Canonsburg)

Our client, a leading federal defense contractor has multiple openings for Systems Engineers to work onsite at their facility in Canonsburg, PA. You will participate as a member of a cross functional team to execute engineering tasking associated with Torpedo Guidance and control systems.

General SE activities:

- Dry Run Demonstrations and Inspections
- Document Reviews and Updates
- Test and Debug Activities
- Report Writing and Adjudications
- Code Development and Review
- Setup and Configuration
- Analysis and Verification
- Procedure Updates and Reviews
- Simulation and Modeling (mechanical, electrical, systems)
- Hardware and Firmware Support

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Must be able and willing to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance (active Secret is preferred at time of hire)
- Requires a Bachelor-s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience

- Technical Background:

- Have a good understanding of hardware, software, measurement and test
- Systems Engineering: Proficiency in systems engineering, decomposing requirements into architecture, internal and external interfaces, design behavior with emphasis on:
- Software/Systems engineering: Experience decomposing the high-level space-ground systems design into ground software/systems design.
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE): Experience with MBSE methodologies and tools such as, CAMEO or MagicDraw.
- Programming and Tools Skills: Familiarity with programming languages such as Java, Python, and MATLAB, including for software developer coordination, system analysis, prototype algorithm development, or modeling.
- Must be comfortable working in large documentation, identifying gaps in processes and able to utilize modern tools where possible to increase efficiency in producing customer docs from modular systems models.
- Must be able to logically decompose complex things.

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Location

Canonsburg, PA

Openings

5

Anticipated Start Date

Monday, January 19, 2026

Job Type

Contract

Anticipated Duration

6 months

Date Posted

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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