Updated June 13, 2026

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Systems Engineering Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 82+ systems engineering jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 17 new this week.

Hiring companies include The Aerospace Corporation, MongoDB, and L3Harris Technologies. Schedules on offer include 9-day fortnights, unlimited PTO, and best_place_to_work.

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IT Staff Engineer - AI Enablement & Automation

11d

Openly

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales)

11d

Arista Networks

RemoteMexico

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Edge Functions Engineer

1mo

Supabase

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Defense / Edge Tech Lead

1mo

Deepgram

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Researcher

1mo

Technergetics

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$75k - $150k

Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Systems Engineer

2mo

Technergetics

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$75k - $150k

Staff Android Systems Engineer

1mo

Greenlight

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteMontréal, Canada

9 day fortnight$101k - $151k

Lead, Systems Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteCanoga Park, USA

9 day fortnight

Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteMillersville, USA

9 day fortnight

Senior Systems Engineer

General Dynamics UK

HybridHastings, UK

9 day fortnight£42k - £55k

Rail Engineer (Systems & Digital)

Connected Places Catapult

HybridLondon or Milton Keynes

9 day fortnight£42k - £54k

Space Systems Analyst, Lead

Parsons Corporation

HybridColorado Springs, USA

9 day fortnight

Senior Software Developer / Test Engineer

Parsons Corporation

HybridMacDill Air Force Base, USA

9 day fortnight

Lead System Engineer, Model Based System Engineering

OnsiteDayton, USA

9 day fortnight

Engineer III

Cobham Ultra

HybridBraintree, USA

9 day fortnight

Project Engineer Principal Senior

Cobham Ultra

HybridBraintree, USA

9 day fortnight

Systems Engineer I

Cobham Ultra

HybridDartmouth, Canada

9 day fortnight

Remote Sensing Architecture Performance Analyst Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation

HybridChantilly, USA

9 day fortnight

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Last reviewed: June 13, 2026

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Employers hiring for Systems Engineering on this page include The Aerospace Corporation, MongoDB, and L3Harris Technologies. Systems Engineering roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Systems Engineering is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Systems Engineering roles span the full seniority range — we list 82 open roles requiring Systems Engineering across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Systems Engineering hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Yes — companies listed on 4dayweek.io commit to full salary parity regardless of schedule. Systems Engineering roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers. Specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and the specific sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Systems Engineering candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Systems Engineering on current listings.

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