Hourly Wage for Chief Systems Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Chief Systems Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Chief Systems Engineer in the United States is $71 as of September 25, 2020, but the salary range typically falls between $65 and $76. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Chief Systems Engineer

Peraton - Chantilly , VA

Provide system engineering, requirements analysis and management, system integration and testing support to a variety of IC programs. Activities associated with this position are requirements ...

Peraton - 38 days ago

Chief Systems Engineer

System Innovation - Alexandria , VA

Chief Systems Engineer in OUSD (R&E) System Innovation is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer . In this role, the candidate will provide full-time customer support (Alexandria, VA) in the Office of the ...

ZipRecruiter - 8 days ago

SIGINT Systems Engineer

InTec, LLC - Chantilly , VA

The Director of NRO's Systems Engineering Directorate (SED) serves as the NRO Chief Architect and Chief Systems Engineer, accountable for the success of the NRO Mission Enterprise and the development ...

Monster - 43 days ago

Senior Systems Engineer - Mission Integration

Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc. - Alexandria , VA

... chief engineer or lead systems engineer for a major defense acquisition program development effort Worked on a Major Defense Acquisition Program in a government program office or industry WORK ...

Monster - 37 days ago

Senior Software Systems Engineer

Whitney Bradley & Brown - Alexandria , VA

... a chief software engineer or architect on a program Experience in assessing software schedule ... systems engineer, risk management, technical reviews, design reviews, Acquisition, milestone ...

Dice.com - 37 days ago

Sr. Systems Engineer / Full Stack Developer

Five 9 Group, Inc. - Ashburn , VA

The Systems Engineer reports to the Chief Engineer and supports individual application teams within the portfolios. The Systems Engineer will use his/her self-motivation to show initiative to ...

ZipRecruiter - 16 days ago

What does a Chief Systems Engineer do?

Chief Systems Engineer

Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications.

April 03, 2020

Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements, facility requirements (including floor layout, power & cooling, network connectivity), data storage, backup, monitoring, operations systems, directory services, identity management, access management, and automation.

May 03, 2020

Manages the development and implementation of tools to conduct requirements management and traceability, configuration management, risk management, and data management.

May 03, 2020

Demonstrated expertise in large integrated systems with HR application and technology architectures and platforms in an integrated environment, such as Security, data exchange technologies, development of interfaces and any extensions, supporting testing of these components.

May 06, 2020

Support program planning including developing customer Statements of Work (SOWs), developing systems engineering plans and schedule, reviewing approved program plans and subcontract SOWs, and ensuring the integrated master schedule properly integrates IPT schedules to support system level events, such as design reviews and verification events.

May 19, 2020

Leading a systems engineering team in collaboration and approval of engineering products through engineering reviews and engineering milestone events is required.

June 01, 2020

Act and demonstrate how to interact with Program Management to give early warning and effective communication of potential under-run and over-run of either costs or schedules on projects.

June 12, 2020

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Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Chief Systems Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Chief Systems Engineer ranges from $65 to $76 with the average hourly pay of $71. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $70 to $88 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $78.

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