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Entry Level Systems Engineer in Elgin

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Entry Level Systems Engineer I

  • Title: Systems Engineer I
  • Location: Elgin, IL
  • Type: W2 only, 6-month contract
  • Pay: $39/hour

Join a dynamic team where you’ll play a key role in evolving and optimizing system designs to meet changing business needs. In this role, you’ll enhance and modernize existing technologies, drive innovative solutions, and perform in-depth root cause analysis to identify and resolve design challenges in order to ensure systems are efficient, scalable, and built for the future.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Participate actively in system level design and requirements gathering.
  • Provide customer support and test support throughout various phases of the project.
  • Make changes to or upgrade existing system designs.
  • Enhance and improve existing technologies for new solutions.
  • Perform root cause analysis to identify system design issues and provide recommendations.
  • Implement solutions to complex problems.
  • Maintain system level knowledge of video technologies and standards.
  • Utilize networking technologies such as TCP/IP and Ethernet.
  • Apply system engineering and requirements management tools and techniques.
  • Communicate effectively through strong writing, presentation, and other communication skills.
  • Programming customer radio systems.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 1-3 years of relevant experience in systems engineering or a related role.
  • Strong understanding of technologies and standards.
  • Proficiency in networking, including TCP/IP and Ethernet.
  • Proficiency with server and virtualization.
  • Experience with system engineering and requirements management tools and techniques.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Skills:

  • System level design and requirements management.
  • Strong problem solving skills and the ability to perform root cause analysis.
  • Proficiency in technologies and standards.
  • Expertise in networking technologies (TCP/IP, Ethernet).
  • Effective communication and presentation skills.
  • VMWARE or virtual machine skill.
  • UNIX/Linux skills.

Why Apply?
This is a great opportunity for an early-career engineer to gain hands-on experience with system upgrades, troubleshooting, and technology improvements while working on a range of engineering projects.

About CEI
CEI is a technology and staffing partner that helps clients improve their business through technology solutions, digital services, and specialized talent.

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Entry Level Systems Engineer in Elgin

Elgin, IL
Full time
Entry level

Published on 05/18/2026

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