--- title: Systems Engineer Senior at AMERICAN SYSTEMS description: AMERICAN SYSTEMS is hiring for the Systems Engineer Senior role in Colorado Springs, CO. Full-time role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/systems-engineer-senior-at-american-systems-01a111fb-f8ff-7cd1-94e3-e0b549116ce5 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join AMERICAN SYSTEMS as Systems Engineer Senior in Colorado Springs, CO. Pays $120K–$180K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/pi61dm.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | AMERICAN SYSTEMS | | **Location** | Colorado Springs, CO | | **Salary** | $116.2K/yr - $190K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 05, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for AMERICAN SYSTEMS. - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for AMERICAN SYSTEMS. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $108,000 – $153,000 a year (median $134,000). ## Description ## Overview AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training. ## Responsibilities - Leads SEIT execution for Red LAN sustainment, technical baseline management, Bifrost/software integration, interface engineering, customer additions, and configuration-controlled technical changes. Assesses mission, architecture, interface, cybersecurity, and operational impacts; leads DR/CCB technical inputs; directs technical planning, requirements analysis, test readiness, and end-to-end engineering verification for approved changes. - Support complex projects to include design and management over the project life cycle. - Applies sound principles and methods to difficult problems in technical areas to arrive at automated solutions. - Apply work-processes and tools to manage risks on technical projects in the areas of engineering, organizations studies, and project management. - Designs and prepares technical reports and related documentation, and makes charts and graphs to record results. - Prepares and delivers presentations and briefings.Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower-level detailed requirements. Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation. Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures. - Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements ## Qualifications - Bachelor's degree - 10-12 years of related work experience - Active TS/SCI Clearance - US Citizenship - Must meet DoD 8140 qualification requirements - Must have one or more of the following certification: ## Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $116,200.00/Yr. - USD $185,920/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. 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