SAIC

Job ID 2506738

Location CHANTILLY, VA, US

Date Posted 2025-06-16

Category Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory Systems Engineer

Schedule Full-time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes, 25 % 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 looking for a Mission and Enterprise Integration Lead Systems Engineer to support a very dynamic and innovative space program in Chantilly, VA. In this position, you will gain experience with acquiring and deploying the next-generation of space assets including first of a kind satellite constellations with ground-breaking technology. This rewarding and mission focused position will enable you to have a positive impact on our nation’s capabilities, while working with an incredibly strong team that is focused on mission success. If you have passion for the mission, are excited about next-generation space, and love working with a great team, apply today. This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Responsible for supporting mission systems engineering and enterprise integration and leading the SETA Systems Engineering team. Must have excellent problem solving skills, creativity and a willingness and to go the extra mile to resolve issues in an NRO System Program Office.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and execute SE-related forums and meetings within the Customer office and Enterprise.
• Interface and coordinate with other organizations in the Enterprise to support Enterprise integration, events and reviews.
• Provide mission planning/closure, and enterprise integration and test planning and execution support.
• Champion and implement system conops.
• Use technical expertise to support the customer in mission/enterprise integration, systems engineering, and system closure.
• Participate and represent the customer in various Government and contractor meetings and attend contractor programmatic and technical reviews (e.g. PMR, PDR, CDR, and other meetings) to provide technical and programmatic-based system recommendations and risk assessments.
• Develops innovative ways to utilize systems.
• Develop productive relationships with Contractor counterparts, functional counterparts, and other subject matter experts.
• Maintains solid understanding of system capabilities.
• Serves as mentor to team members.
• Provide proactive support to the Government customer and tasks in an integrated office environment (Government Customer and SAIC).
• Participate in full lifecycle acquisition and SE activities from pre-acquisition through launch and on-orbit checkout.
• Author, review, and coordinate documents, briefings and data to aid the Government in communications and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Experience with NRO satellite systems.
• Prior government leadership or SETA leadership experience required.
• Ability to mentor/lead senior level SETA and government personnel on SE and Mission Engineering/Integration efforts.
• Available to travel domestically.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment.
• Bachelors and fourteen years or more experience; Masters and twelve years or more experience; PhD and nine years or more experience.