Systems Engineer in Boston — local hiring and talent graph insights

As of 2026-10-02, Skillenai has indexed 38 Systems Engineer postings located in Boston over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is systems engineering, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks. The Skillenai talent graph adds career-history context: 469 of 9,593 observed Systems Engineer career positions with documented skills mention Active Directory (4.9%). This sample covers all locations and years.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-02

Postings · last 90 days
38
Demand vs prior month
down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
Huntsville
Talent graph · Most mentioned career skill

469 of 9,593 positions mention Active Directory (4.9%)

Career history · all locations · positions with documented skills

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Frequently asked questions about Systems Engineer jobs in Boston

+Are Systems Engineer jobs being posted in Boston right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 38 Systems Engineer postings located in Boston over the 90 days ending 2026-10-02, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Systems Engineer jobs in Boston require?

Across Systems Engineer postings in Boston indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-02, the skills mentioned most often are systems engineering, test plans, test procedures, Data analysis, Python.

+Which other cities are hiring Systems Engineer?

As of 2026-10-02, the metro areas posting the most Systems Engineer jobs outside Boston are Huntsville, Woburn, Cedar Rapids, Tucson, El Segundo, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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+What do talent graph insights show about Systems Engineer?

469 of 9,593 observed Systems Engineer career positions with documented skills mention Active Directory (4.9%). The Skillenai talent graph summarizes skills documented in career-profile positions across all locations and years. It complements the recent job-posting data on this page.

+What does the percentage in the career tables mean?

It is the number of observed career positions mentioning the skill divided by the number with at least one documented skill, multiplied by 100. For role rows, the denominator is positions in that role; for year rows, it is positions started that year. For example, 3 of 12 positions is 25%. Positions may mention multiple skills. These percentages describe the observed sample, not all workers, current vacancies, or the chance of getting a job.

+Are the career insights specific to Boston?

No. Career insights for Systems Engineer cover all locations. Job postings, hiring companies, and required skills from postings on this page are filtered to Boston.

+Which companies are posting jobs for Systems Engineer in Boston?

The leading resolved employers in this page’s 90-day posting sample include Globalpr, Whoop, Beacon Biosignals. The company table counts indexed postings, not hires, and links to published company pages where available.

Weekly Systems Engineer postings in Boston — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Systems Engineer in Boston

NamePostingsShare
systems engineering2155.3%
test plans923.7%
test procedures821.1%
Data analysis821.1%
Python718.4%
Git718.4%
MATLAB718.4%
Cameo718.4%
System integration615.8%
Root cause analysis615.8%
debugging615.8%
system requirements513.2%

Top companies posting Systems Engineer jobs in Boston

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Systems Engineer jobs in Boston
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Globalpr13
Whoop6
Beacon Biosignals4
GlobaliD4
Klaviyo3
Motional3
Draper2
Axon1
Merlinlabs1
Level991

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Other top cities hiring Systems Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Huntsville81213.2%
Woburn79207.9%
Cedar Rapids70184.2%
Tucson66173.7%
El Segundo62163.2%
Annapolis57150.0%
Costa Mesa52136.8%
Washington45118.4%
Chantilly43113.2%
Long Beach43113.2%

Skills mentioned in this role’s career histories

How often the listed skill is documented in career histories. Each row shows positions mentioning the listed skill out of all observed positions in Systems Engineer with at least one documented skill. The percentage is that fraction × 100.

Skillenai talent graph · all locations · all observed years

Skills mentioned in this role’s career histories
SkillPositions mentioning skill / reviewed% mentioning skill
Active Directory469 of 9,5934.9%
VMware389 of 9,5934.1%
Linux341 of 9,5933.5%
Windows266 of 9,5932.8%
python228 of 9,5932.4%
DNS220 of 9,5932.3%
PowerShell210 of 9,5932.2%
troubleshooting198 of 9,5932.1%
testing184 of 9,5931.9%
sql183 of 9,5931.9%

Career positions come from profile histories across all locations and years. Only positions with at least one documented skill are included. A position can mention several skills, so percentages do not add to 100%. These samples do not estimate the whole workforce or current hiring.

Coverage is limited to the published aggregate sample.

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-02, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Systems Engineer” and whose locationCity is “Boston”.

city
Boston
role
Systems Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-10-02
window_days
90
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