Business Unit: Cubic Defense Company Details: We are seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused Systems Engineer to join our team. This role involves overseeing and executing interdependent systems engineering activities, including detailed requirements breakdown, system administration, system design, integration, and problem-solving, requiring sophisticated analytical techniques. The Systems Engineer manages tasks of moderate scope, works independently on problems of diverse scope, and creates innovative solutions based on analysis and evaluation of various factors. This position requires a customer-focused attitude, strong communication skills, a commitment to high-quality service delivery, and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic work environment. When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com. Job Details: Essential Duties and Responsibilities Lead hardware/software integration activities throughout the system lifecycle, ensuring interoperability, technical compliance, and operational readiness. Plan, coordinate, and execute system-level integration, verification, validation, and acceptance testing, ensuring traceability to customer requirements and project objectives. Serve as the primary technical point of contact for government customers during integration, testing, troubleshooting, and operational support activities. Provide technical leadership in resolving complex system integration issues, conducting root cause analyses, evaluating alternatives, and implementing corrective actions. Coordinate technical efforts across software, hardware, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and systems engineering teams to achieve successful integration and deployment objectives. Evaluate system performance and recommend architectural or configuration improvements to improve reliability, maintainability, and operational effectiveness. Develop and review system engineering artifacts including integration plans, test procedures, verification reports, interface documentation, and operational procedures. Communicate technical risks, system status, and recommended solutions to program leadership, customers, and other stakeholders. Work independently with minimal oversight, exercising sound engineering judgment on complex technical matters affecting system performance and customer mission success. Support customer operations on-site in the Springfield customer facility. Background and Experience Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering principles including requirements decomposition, system architecture, integration, verification, validation, and operational transition. Extensive experience integrating hardware and software components within complex distributed environments. Strong proficiency administering Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Rocky Linux) and Microsoft Windows environments. Experience deploying, integrating, and supporting cloud-based infrastructure using Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS). Demonstrated ability to lead system integration efforts, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and drive issues to resolution in mission-critical environments. Experience monitoring system health, performing performance analysis, and implementing improvements that enhance system availability, resiliency, and security. Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to government customers, executive stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams. Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction, make independent engineering decisions, and lead technical discussions across multiple organizations. Experience supporting Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or other federal government customers within a classified environment. Required Qualifications DoD TS/SCI clearance with CI poly eligibility. At least one DoD 8570 certification (e.g., Security+, CEH, CISSP, GSEC, Cloud+) 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in systems engineering, system integration, testing, and operational support of complex enterprise systems. Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline—or equivalent combination of education and experience. ‎ Cubic Pay Range: $145,000.00 - $186,000.00 + benefits. ‎ The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. ‎ ‎ Worker Type: Employee ‎ We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law. Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program. All regular, full-time and part-time employees (working an average of 20 hours per week) are eligible for benefits that are effective on the first day of employment. Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match. Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program. Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation. Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement. Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly. Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. With a presence in over 60 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Cubic is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law. For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help To learn more, visit Cubic.com. Follow us on LinkedIn!

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8 Jul, 2026

Cubic

Manufacturing Plannner 2

People & Ops

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