Junior Systems Engineer

Hanscom Afb, United States | Posted on 06/21/2026

McBride is a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) management and IT consulting firm with significant professional services experience that includes IT transformation, project management, digital transformation, strategic planning, business process improvement, change management, human capital management, disaster recovery, and operations.

McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Junior
Systems Engineer within our AFLCMC/C3I group (formerly HBM).

The C2

ISR Division is responsible for a diverse portfolio that provides "cradle-to grave" support for the U-2 aircraft, E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft, Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS), the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) system and other C2

ISR programs as they transition to sustainment. The C2

ISR Division provides worldwide life cycle support across the spectrum of the C2

ISR capabilities based enterprise; including supply, distribution, materiel management, acquisition, system engineering and maintenance, financial planning and budgeting, security, flight test, and contracting functions. The Global Network Systems (GNS) Branch (AFLCMC/ HBGW), located at Hanscom AFB, MA, is one of the numerous branches within the C2

ISR Division and reports directly to the C2

ISR/HBG Senior Materiel Leader. EPASS support is required to execute the major GNS programs in support of the C2

ISR Division, to include: AF DCGS Network Infrastructure Transformation (NIT), Extended Tether Program (ETP), and Global Command and Control System – Air Force Infrastructure (GCCS-AF (I)).

The candidate will provide Systems Engineering assistance that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the acquisition process. The candidate will also provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal).

This is a full time position located at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA

The selected candidate will provide systems engineering support across the acquisition lifecycle, supporting requirements development, architecture design, systems integration, verification and validation, technical management, and digital engineering efforts. The successful candidate will work closely with government and contractor teams to ensure systems meet operational requirements while supporting modernization initiatives across complex command and control environments.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Provide systems engineering support throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment, and operations.
• Conduct systems engineering reviews, technical assessments, and trade studies to evaluate system performance, cost, schedule, risk, and technical effectiveness.
• Support the development, maintenance, and management of system requirements, technical baselines, architectures, and interface documentation.
• Translate operational and user requirements into system and subsystem requirements using approved DoD and Air Force acquisition processes.
• Support architecture development and analysis, including traditional systems engineering methodologies, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and digital engineering approaches.
• Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews, including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Technology Readiness Assessments (TRA), and related engineering activities.
• Support risk management, configuration management, technical data management, requirements management, and interface management activities.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation including Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), Risk Management Plans, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), technical reports, and acquisition artifacts.
• Conduct engineering analyses supporting system interoperability, cloud…