Top Senior Systems Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll design high-performance data management systems, optimize for scalability, solve distributed challenges, and collaborate with the team to maintain code quality. Requires strong backend development and systems programming expertise, particularly in Rust.

Develops architectures, requirements, interfaces, models, and performance metrics for autonomous and uncrewed systems. Leads MBSE efforts using SysML tools such as Cameo/MagicDraw, supports system design reviews, and performs system integration, testing, modeling, simulation, and analysis with tools such as AFSIM. Acts as a customer-facing architecture liaison, contributes to proposals, and supports aerospace and Department of Defense systems engineering processes. Requires approximately 15% travel and the ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. DoD security clearance.

Own and automate internal IT systems: identity and access lifecycle, SaaS administration, macOS MDM, email security, JSM request portal, and AI-enabled internal tooling. Build integrations, automate workflows, enforce governance, support LLM tools, and ensure audit-ready controls while collaborating across teams.

Design, build, and deploy a lightweight, high-performance network sensor for OT/ICS environments. Lead system-level design, packaging, CI/CD, kernel and systemd tuning, container and cloud integration, production support, and cross-team collaboration to ensure maintainability and secure deployments.

Design, develop, and maintain secure integrations across NetSuite, Coupa, Leapfin, and other enterprise systems. Build iPaaS workflows, custom connectors, webhook and event-driven automations, bulk synchronization processes, monitoring, error handling, and retry mechanisms. Translate finance requirements into technical specifications and data mappings, support implementation projects, document architectures, and maintain audit readiness. Apply AI-powered tooling to automate finance operations while ensuring compliance, security, and reliable handling of sensitive financial data.

Provide senior-level systems engineering support to DoD/AFLCMC across acquisition lifecycle: requirements, architecture, modeling, test & evaluation, integration, technical reviews, proposals, and stakeholder coordination to deliver and sustain avionics, radar, ATCALS, and communications systems.

Lead systems engineering for Air Force C2ISR and sensor programs: perform portfolio reviews, trade studies, requirements and V&V, configuration and risk management, technical documentation, system integration/validation, and support lifecycle acquisition and sustainment activities.

Support AI integration into product software, collaborate with engineering teams and customers on system integration and technical issue resolution, provide program technical support, and participate in technical reviews and meetings.

As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Distributed Systems, you'll design and implement scalable platforms, optimize data pipelines for durability and low latency, and impactfully contribute to service ownership.

Design, build, monitor, and maintain large-scale Linux infrastructure supporting distributed S3-compatible object storage across multi-cloud environments. Responsibilities include kernel and storage optimization, network and hardware troubleshooting, automation with Chef or Ansible, observability, forecasting capacity, technical leadership, project coordination, mentoring, documentation, and on-call support.

Lead systems engineering activities across acquisition, development, integration, test, and sustainment for Air Force programs. Conduct trade studies, risk management per SEAM, requirements analysis in DOORS/Launchpad, system validation, and prepare technical reports and briefings. Support Agile/DevSecOps environments and collaborate with government and contractor teams.

Lead system-level validation and integration for autonomous mobile robots, driving verification of autonomy, navigation, fleet management, and safety features. Develop risk-based test strategies, automated test frameworks, and diagnostics; maintain requirements traceability; investigate root causes using logs/telemetry and communicate validation status and release readiness.

Lead development and integration of connected consumer and medical products across embedded firmware, mobile applications, cloud services, and backend systems. Drive architecture, requirements, technical execution, debugging, verification, validation, release readiness, and issue resolution. Collaborate with firmware, mobile, cloud, QA, regulatory, and external development teams while contributing hands-on engineering work and supporting regulated software lifecycle processes.

Configures and supports enterprise software solutions while performing systems integration, interoperability, verification, validation, requirements analysis, risk assessment, and lifecycle engineering. Collaborates with government agencies to develop, test, and deliver interoperable solutions, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications while balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Leads systems engineering for Class II and Class III coagulation medical-device programs. Owns design controls, requirements, risk management, product reliability, system integration, verification and validation, traceability, and FDA-ready documentation. Manages a five-person systems engineering team while serving as technical authority and contributing directly to key programs. Collaborates with mechanical, electrical, software, quality, regulatory, and project management teams to drive technical decisions, program execution, and team development.

Leads electrical integration and troubleshooting for MRI research systems, including power cabinets, cabling, magnet assemblies, RF coils, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC issues. Designs and tests electrical and electromechanical subsystems, performs RF measurements, develops verification protocols, supports IEC 60601-1 safety compliance, and maintains bills of materials and engineering documentation. Collaborates with RF, software, systems, and mechanical engineering teams.

Lead diverse technology projects in distributed microservices and full stack systems, mentoring team members and collaborating with product managers on cloud-based solutions.

Own and deliver Salesforce solutions (Apex, LWC, Flow) and integrations across the GTM stack. Build and maintain the partner portal and payments integrations, ensure secure data flows and platform health, triage high-impact issues, apply engineering best practices, use AI tools to accelerate development, and mentor junior developers.

Leads serviceability and supportability improvements across HPE Juniper networking products. Analyzes support cases, escalations, customer feedback, usage trends, and defect patterns to identify systemic issues and translate them into product requirements. Partners with Support, Engineering, Product Management, and NPI teams on diagnostics, observability, troubleshooting workflows, roadmap priorities, and release readiness. Serves as a technical customer advocate, develops executive-level insights, and establishes metrics for closed-loop improvement.

Lead a team to develop distributed systems using Golang and Python on Kubernetes, collaborate on AI/ML solutions, and drive technological innovation.

Design, implement, and operate integrated simulation testbeds for space and defense systems. Analyze system performance, develop and execute test plans, define evaluation criteria, and brief customers. Collaborate with research and software teams to integrate tools and support proposals and business development.

Serve as Tier 3 escalation for an MSP-managed, security-focused practice supporting life sciences clients. Design Microsoft-centric secure architectures (Azure, Microsoft 365, identity, endpoints), lead migrations/onboarding, mentor engineers, own root-cause analysis, implement security controls and compliance alignment, and build automation and AI-assisted tooling (PowerShell, Claude) to reduce manual work.

Lead systems engineering for automated optical inspection and metrology platforms for semiconductor equipment. Define technical requirements and system architecture, mitigate risks, collaborate cross-functionally, perform root-cause analysis, prototype solutions, and drive complex product development from concept to production with occasional travel.

Lead Salesforce and billing platform engineering with an emphasis on AI-driven automation. Build scalable Salesforce solutions (Apex, Flow, LWC), pilot LLM/agent workflows, modernize CI/CD and test automation, support Quote-to-Cash and billing processes, collaborate across product and finance, drive technical debt reduction, and mentor junior engineers.

Provide senior systems engineering support across the acquisition lifecycle for DoD C3BM efforts, translating operational requirements into technical requirements, defining architectures, driving integration/interoperability, supporting risk assessments, test and evaluation, modeling and simulation, and briefing government stakeholders. Support mission integration, cloud cost/performance projection, and DevSecOps/CI/CD practices.