SAIC

Job ID 2506168

Location CHANTILLY, VA, US

Date Posted 2025-05-29

Category Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory Systems Engineer

Schedule Full-time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required TS/SCI With Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None

Potential for Remote Work No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Ground System R&D Project Manager to join our team in our team. SAIC provides specialized engineering, analysis and operations support to a variety of Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. The Ground System R&D Project Manager assists the customer with systems engineering and program oversight of International R&D engagements that enable successful software development, demonstration, integration and accelerated transition of capability derived from the program into appropriate US and international enterprise level architecture. The Ground System R&D Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the customer with acquisition, portfolio management, and program management. Acquisition support includes, but is not limited to, developing SOWs, CDRLs, inter-agency agreements (IAs), and other acquisition artifacts needed to get the PA work on contract. The Ground System R&D Project Manager will assist with budget and contract forecasts and facilitating international funding transfers.

The Ground System R&D Project Manager coordinates and monitors Project Arrangements (PAs) to ensure each is maintaining technical development within approved budget and schedule baselines. The Ground System R&D Project Manager assists with organizing, coordinating and tracking development activities across the multiple PAs. The Ground System R&D Project Manager coordinates with the customer to plan and facilitate FVEY meetings with international partners. This involves coordination of meeting agendas and logistics. The Ground System R&D Project Manager will need to maintain status of each of the PAs to ensure appropriate program management rigor is applied to gain early insight into any technical, budge, or schedule risks. The Ground System R&D Project Manager will also support NRO processes such as TIER, RMF, and RFC.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree with minimum of nine (9) years relevant work experience or six (6) years with master’s degree.
• Demonstrated program/project management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-million-dollar budget and projects.
• Demonstrated experience working across the NRO.
• Draft common acquisition artifacts such as statement of work, CDRLs, In Scope Determination, and proposal evaluation criteria.
• Critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Self-starter and taking the initiative, requiring minimal direction and supervision.

Desired Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint).
• Proficient skills using JIRA and Confluence.
• Prior experience working with FVEY partners.