Systems Engineer
- Salary
- $90,000 - $180,000
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
About the role
MORSE Corp's standard text
MORSE Corp is an employee owned, small business based in Cambridge, MA, Arlington, VA, and Seattle, WA with a history of fielding cutting-edge technology. MORSE boasts a specially selected team of scientists, engineers, and software developers to deliver best-in-class technical solutions that solve difficult multidisciplinary problems faced by the US National Security Ecosystem.
We are seeking a Systems Engineer to provide leadership and direction in designing and deploying mission systems for airborne platforms for the US National Security Ecosystem. This is an exceptional opportunity for an engineer with a combination of technical expertise, program leadership experience, and the ability to interface with customers to drive innovation, collaboration, and excellence in a fast-paced, growing organization.
Responsibilities
Provide guidance and technical leadership in the design, integration, and testing of complex aircraft mission systems with both hardware and software
Elicit, synthesize, and decompose high-level operational requirements into derived subsystem-level requirements; manage traceability throughout the systems lifecycle
Perform trade studies to evaluate commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and government-off-the-shelf (GOTS) components against mission capabilities, cost, and schedule constraints
Evaluate design alternatives for impact on cost, schedule
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (Master’s degree preferred).
US Citizenship required and the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance
5+ years of experience designing complex mission systems, including integrated hardware and software mission systems
Demonstrated ability to elicit, synthesize, and decompose requirements with a focus on mission capabilities
Experience using simulation capabilities to analyze alternate designs
Experience developing radiation-hardened components systems is a plus
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
MORSE Corp’s salary range for this role carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to, prior experience, education, skills and expertise, location, internal equity, and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated. Depending on role eligibility, total compensation may also include bonus, stock, 401(k) match, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year. MORSE maintains an “open” leave policy that does not restrict exempt, regular full-time employees to a specific number of paid sick or vacation days. However, this policy is not an “unlimited” paid leave policy.
Compensation
MORSE Corp's standard text
$90,000—$180,000 USD
The team at MORSE takes pride in being the smart team that is easy to work with. We focus on steady, long-term success with an emphasis on exceptionalism and delivering mission-critical impact to our customers. For more information, please visit www.morsecorp.com.
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The team: Research and Development HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 25 open in Research and Development. 1 was posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in December: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (15 of 25), Machine Learning (12 of 25), Agile (9 of 25), Embedded Systems (8 of 25), C++ (7 of 25), Kubernetes (5 of 25), AWS (4 of 25)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Deputy Chief Engineer - Autonomy posted Oct 8
- Electrical Engineer posted Sep 18
- Electrical R&D Technician posted Sep 11
- C++ Software Engineer posted Aug 7
- Bayesian Data Scientist posted Aug 7
- Aerospace Algorithms Engineer posted Jul 31
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) R&D Technician posted Jul 17
- Flight Test Engineer posted May 13
- Chief Engineer - AI Test & Evaluation (T&E) posted May 13
- Chief Engineer - Battle Management posted May 1
- Robotics Software Engineer posted Mar 18
- Human Computer Interaction Engineer posted Mar 11
- Front End Software Engineer posted Feb 5
- Data Scientist- TS/SCI posted Jan 6
- Lead Data Scientist (TS/SCI) posted Sep 25
- Embedded Software Engineer posted Sep 23
- Lead Full Stack Software Engineer posted Jun 27
- Full Stack Software Engineer posted Jun 27
- Deputy Chief Engineer posted May 2
- Data Scientist posted Apr 21
- Autonomy Software Engineer posted Mar 14
- Cloud Software Engineer posted Jul 1
- Python Software Engineer posted Jun 17
- Chief Engineer posted Dec 28
From the team and dates on MORSE Corp's own job board.
Salary context
79 other open postings titled Systems Engineer state a salary: median USD 120,000 to USD 181,000 a year.
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