Systems Engineer
Last confirmed open Oct 26, 2026
Open since Dec 5, 2025. Postings open this long are often standing requisitions.
Before you apply
- Secret clearance
- An active clearance is required to start.
- Bachelor's degree
- The lowest degree the posting accepts.
- Travel up to 10%
- The share of time spent travelling, as the posting states it.
Huntsville, AL
Full Time
Security Clearance:Active Secret Clearance required.
Job Description & Position Responsibilities:
Penta Research is seeking a full-time Systems Engineer who will be working onsite supporting our Space Force effort. A Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 10 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 8 years of related experience, or 7 years of experience with a PhD.
Basic Qualifications:
- CONOPs Development
- Physical, Functional, and Logical Architecture Development
- System Level Requirement Derivation
- Strong prior experience with DOORS
- Missile Defense Domain knowledge
- Experience working in Hardware and Software integration
- Capable of working both independently and within a small team environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
- Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.
Travel Requirement:
- Position location: Huntsville, AL. Travel is required for this position.
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