Systems Engineer - Athena Control Systems (ONSITE)
RTX
sterling, VA · Posted October 19, 2026
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Where sterling, VA ranks
Where sterling, VA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #6Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast65% · of 87
- #7Best cities for mid-career professionals65% · of 100
- #8Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Mid-Atlantic65% · of 85
- #12Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast6% · of 77
- #14Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mid-Atlantic155 openings · of 68
- #17Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Mid-Atlantic6% · of 62
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 206 open systems engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $104,000 to $161,500 and the median is $122,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among engineers, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for engineers, all other: 7% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
RTX has filed 6 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 25 workers, most recently October 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
Date Posted. 2026-10-19Country. United States of America Location. US-VA-STERLING-291 ~ 22640 Davis Dr ~ DAVIS Position Role Type. Onsite. U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements...