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systems engineering jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-11-05, systems engineering appears in 3,845 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning systems engineering, with demand share up 3.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05

Postings · last 90 days
3,845
Demand vs prior month
up 3.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 54.8% of skill postings
Systems Engineer
Top hiring metro
El Segundo

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Frequently asked questions about systems engineering

+Is systems engineering in demand in 2026?

Yes. systems engineering appears in 3,845 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning systems engineering (54.8% of all postings mentioning systems engineering).

+What jobs require systems engineering?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning systems engineering are Systems Engineering Manager (69.9% of that role’s postings mention systems engineering), Space Systems Engineer (66.1% of that role’s postings mention systems engineering), Systems Engineer (42.1% of that role’s postings mention systems engineering).

+What skills are commonly paired with systems engineering?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-05), systems engineering most often appears alongside requirements management, Python, DOORS, Verification and Validation, MATLAB.

+Where is systems engineering most in demand?

As of 2026-11-05, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring systems engineering are El Segundo, Huntsville, Cedar Rapids, Chantilly, Long Beach, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new systems engineering content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning systems engineering alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new systems engineering content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after systems engineering?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring systems engineering — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around systems engineering

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before systems engineering

Before systems engineeringoracle → systems engineering: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairdesign → systems engineering: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairSAFe → systems engineering: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAvionics → systems engineering: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairWork Breakdown Structures (WBS) → systems engineering: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairScrum → systems engineering: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairrequirements analysis → systems engineering: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsecurity audits → systems engineering: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystemsengineeringoracle: 2 movesoracle2 movesdesign: 2 movesdesign2 movesSAFe: 2 movesSAFe2 movesAvionics: 2 movesAvionics2 movesWork Breakdown Structures (WBS): 2 movesWork BreakdownStructures (WBS)2 movesScrum: 2 movesScrum2 movesrequirements analysis: 2 movesrequirementsanalysis2 movessecurity audits: 1 movessecurity audits1 moves

Skills after systems engineering

After systems engineeringsystems engineering → requirements analysis: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystems engineering → business development: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystems engineering → Strategic Planning: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystems engineering → Market Research: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystems engineering → systems integration: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystems engineering → project management: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystems engineering → Cybersecurity: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystems engineering → Scrum: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystemsengineeringrequirements analysis: 2 movesrequirementsanalysis2 movesbusiness development: 2 movesbusinessdevelopment2 movesStrategic Planning: 2 movesStrategic Planning2 movesMarket Research: 2 movesMarket Research2 movessystems integration: 2 movessystemsintegration2 movesproject management: 2 movesproject management2 movesCybersecurity: 2 movesCybersecurity2 movesScrum: 2 movesScrum2 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: oracle2
Before: design2
Before: SAFe2
Before: Avionics2
Before: Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)2
Before: Scrum2
Before: requirements analysis2
Before: security audits1
After: requirements analysis2
After: business development2
After: Strategic Planning2
After: Market Research2
After: systems integration2
After: project management2
After: Cybersecurity2
After: Scrum2

Roles most likely to require systems engineering

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Systems Engineering Manager5869.9%
Space Systems Engineer3966.1%
Systems Engineer2,10642.1%
Mission Systems Engineer934.6%
Systems Engineer Intern934.6%
Systems Integration and Test Engineer1132.4%
Cyber Systems Engineer3126.5%
Sales Systems Engineer525.0%
Software Systems Engineer1924.1%
Electrical Systems Engineer1123.4%

Roles with the most systems engineering postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Systems Engineer2,10654.8%
Program Manager1122.9%
Technical Program Manager1122.9%
Software Engineer922.4%
Solutions Architect641.7%
Systems Engineering Manager581.5%
Systems Architect471.2%
Engineering Manager441.1%
Space Systems Engineer391.0%
Test Engineer381.0%

Top companies posting jobs requiring systems engineering

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring systems engineering
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Northrop Grumman552
Globalpr255
Anduril Industries166
Boeing87
Aero70
Peraton66
PAE64
RTX61
General Motors58
GlobaliD58

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for systems engineering

NamePostingsShare
El Segundo1173.0%
Huntsville822.1%
Cedar Rapids711.8%
Chantilly691.8%
Long Beach671.7%
Colorado Springs611.6%
Costa Mesa581.5%
Washington521.4%
Tucson501.3%

Skills commonly paired with systems engineering

requirements management (697)Python (658)DOORS (501)Verification and Validation (471)MATLAB (448)Risk Management (438)trade studies (420)configuration management (397)Agile (375)JIRA (363)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning systems engineering by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s systems engineering postings by all systems engineering postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 1.6% to 1.7%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,472 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 and 2026-08-04 to 2026-11-02 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
99dc8aca2b824d28
data_as_of
2026-11-05
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index