Remote Systems Engineer Jobs
Remote systems engineer jobs are actively hiring across the U.S. at remote-first firms, distributed software teams, and companies in defense, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise technology. Employers posting remote openings right now include Lockheed Martin, Nutanix, and Sargent & Lundy. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Join the Clean Energy Revolution
- Perform technical studies supporting the annual Transmission Substation Plan (TSP), including load flow and short-circuit duty analyses, to identify subtransmission system grid needs and develop capital investment plans to address reliability and capacity requirements.
- Perform Method of Service (MOS) and Generation interconnection studies to evaluate system impacts and develop solutions for the safe and reliable interconnection of large-load and generation projects to the subtransmission system.
- Work independently to support the prioritization of new subtransmission projects/needs, as well as the development of regulatory filings.
Responsibilities
- Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner utilizing available resources.
- Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
- Conducts life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
- Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
- Supports audits and inspections; ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety regulations.
- Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis and resolution of high impact, complex and/or cross-functional problems in engineering.
- Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained. Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high-impact complex projects.
- Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
- A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/technical/math field.
- Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
- Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering (Power Systems emphasis).
- California P.E. License
- Proficiency in GE PSLF, PowerWorld, and/or CAPE
- Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience performing power system planning studies and preparing engineering reports, including application of industry standards, regulatory requirements, and analysis software
- Experience in Transmission, Subtransmission, and/or Distribution System Planning.
Additional Information
- This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
- Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- The primary work location for this position is Pomona, CA.
- Position will require up to 20% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
- This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
About Southern California Edison
The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.
Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles
Join the Clean Energy Revolution
- Perform technical studies supporting the annual Transmission Substation Plan (TSP), including load flow and short-circuit duty analyses, to identify subtransmission system grid needs and develop capital investment plans to address reliability and capacity requirements.
- Perform Method of Service (MOS) and Generation interconnection studies to evaluate system impacts and develop solutions for the safe and reliable interconnection of large-load and generation projects to the subtransmission system.
- Work independently to support the prioritization of new subtransmission projects/needs, as well as the development of regulatory filings.
Responsibilities
- Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner utilizing available resources.
- Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
- Conducts life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
- Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
- Supports audits and inspections; ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety regulations.
- Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis and resolution of high impact, complex and/or cross-functional problems in engineering.
- Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained. Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high-impact complex projects.
- Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
- A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/technical/math field.
- Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
- Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering (Power Systems emphasis).
- California P.E. License
- Proficiency in GE PSLF, PowerWorld, and/or CAPE
- Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience performing power system planning studies and preparing engineering reports, including application of industry standards, regulatory requirements, and analysis software
- Experience in Transmission, Subtransmission, and/or Distribution System Planning.
Additional Information
- This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
- Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- The primary work location for this position is Pomona, CA.
- Position will require up to 20% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
- This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
About Southern California Edison
The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.
Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles
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Who's Hiring
- Lockheed Martin10
- Nutanix8
- Sargent & Lundy8
- NVIDIA7
- Arcfield6
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Manufacturing
- Automotive
- Electronics & Hardware
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote systems engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field
- Experience with systems engineering lifecycle processes including requirements definition and verification
- Proficiency with modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, or SysML
- Familiarity with configuration management and documentation tools like JIRA or DOORS
- Active security clearance or eligibility to obtain one, particularly for defense and government roles
- Experience with integration, testing, and validation across hardware and software subsystems
Tips for Your Remote Systems Engineer Job Search
Prove async communication in your application
Remote systems engineer hiring managers read written communication before anything else. Use your cover letter and email to show you can articulate a technical problem and resolution clearly. Precise, structured writing signals you'll function well on a distributed team without constant check-ins.
Document your home lab or infrastructure work
Remote employers can't watch you work, so your GitHub repositories, personal lab write-ups, or runbooks do the showing for you. Link directly to infrastructure-as-code projects, network diagrams, or automation scripts that demonstrate the systems skills the posting requires.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote systems engineer openings from companies hiring across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings. Apply as soon as a relevant role goes live since remote postings close faster than on-site ones.
Prepare for asynchronous technical screenings
Remote systems engineer interviews frequently include take-home architecture reviews, written incident response scenarios, or recorded video assessments rather than live whiteboarding. Practice explaining your diagnostic process and infrastructure decisions in writing or short video so your reasoning comes through without a real-time back-and-forth.
Remote Systems Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote systems engineer job?
Target companies with fully distributed engineering teams or remote-first hiring practices, particularly in cloud infrastructure, defense contracting, and enterprise software. Remote employers screen for self-direction, clear written communication, and hands-on experience with tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Kubernetes. A documented home lab, open-source contributions, or a portfolio of infrastructure work gives you a concrete edge over candidates with similar credentials.
Which companies hire remote systems engineers?
Remote systems engineer roles are posted by Lockheed Martin, Nutanix, and Sargent & Lundy and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first firms, distributed government contractors, and cloud-native technology companies make up the bulk of remote hiring for this role.
Can you get a remote systems engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level systems engineer roles are harder to land because employers expect you to troubleshoot independently without in-person support. Remote-first startups and mid-size technology companies are more likely to hire early-career candidates. What opens the door is demonstrable hands-on work: a home lab, a GitHub repository showing infrastructure automation, or a relevant certification like CompTIA Security+ or AWS Cloud Practitioner.
Do you need a degree for remote systems engineer jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated skills and real-world results over a formal degree, especially in cloud operations and DevOps-adjacent systems roles. A strong portfolio, industry certifications such as RHCSA, CCNA, or AWS Solutions Architect, and verifiable experience configuring or maintaining production systems can carry more weight than a diploma with no practical record to back it up.
Which industries hire the most remote systems engineers?
The sectors hiring the most remote systems engineers are Technology & Software, Manufacturing, and Automotive, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed engineering teams managing infrastructure, network systems, and cloud environments across multiple time zones and geographic locations.
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