About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Engineering.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

This onsite, entry-level Systems Engineer role in Tewksbury, MA (Confidential Client) focuses on systems integration, test, and verification in tactical systems environments. Typical responsibilities include:

• Support testing efforts: develop and implement test plans, test procedures, integration, and verification documentation in simulated and live environments.
• Troubleshoot and analyze hardware, software, and system-level issues using data analysis and debugging techniques.
• Drive system performance improvements across multidisciplinary teams.
• Use modeling and simulation tools to predict system behavior and support verification and validation.
• Integrate hardware and software components into tactical systems and evaluate functionality and mission impact.
• Create clear integration documentation, execute test plans, analyze results, and present findings to leadership and stakeholders.
• Perform statistical and numerical analysis of radar and system performance data to verify requirements.
• Decompose and trace requirements through complex system architectures.
• Support missions and testing at customer, vendor, and internal test facilities (travel up to 10%).

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Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field completed by the start date.
• Practical experience (coursework, projects, internships, or on-the-job) with systems software, systems hardware, systems integration, systems requirements, and/or systems test.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to meet U.S. government security requirements.
• Active and transferable U.S. government security clearance preferred; candidates without a transferable clearance must be able to obtain an interim clearance or required clearance prior to start.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite in Tewksbury, MA.

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Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience writing technical documentation such as test plans, procedures, and technical reports.
• Hands-on experience in integration labs, test facilities, or field test support.
• Familiarity with digital engineering and requirements tools (e.g., DOORS, Rhapsody, Cameo).
• Programming and analysis experience with MATLAB, Python, and/or C/C++.
• Experience with modeling, simulation, and radar performance analysis.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $57,200 – $108,800 USD per year (good‑faith estimate covering expected experience levels).
• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, parental leave, and potential short- or long-term incentive programs. Specific benefits depend on business unit and role.

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Location, Travel & Employment Type

• Location: Tewksbury, MA — onsite role.
• Travel: up to ~10% to support test events, vendor or customer sites, and local facilities.
• Employment type: Full-time, Onsite.

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Why Apply

• Hands-on engineering early-career experience in systems integration, test, and verification on mission-critical platforms.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary teams and modern engineering tools.
• Structured development opportunities and employee benefits.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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