Job ID T2602062
Location El Segundo, CA, US
Date Posted 2026-03-05
Category Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory Systems Engineer
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel No
Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain TS/SCI with Poly
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a highly experienced Sr. Principal Space Systems Engineer to support Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SSC/SZ) portfolio. Position is available in El Segundo, California.
Fun stuff you will do on the job
- Lead technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversee development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.
- Oversee payload integration and interface control management.
- Perform system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems, ground segment integration, and deployment into operation.
- Manage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders.
- Perform systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, interface definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, systems integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and development and refinement of concepts of operation.
- Oversee requirements verification and validation.
- Make program risks assessments and provides actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program manager.
- Independently collaborate with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel.
Qualifications
This is you
- Bachelor of Science or applicable and 9 years or more experience; 4 additional years of experience may be used in lieu of degree.
- Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and be willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
- Experience with technical requirements development, systems engineering, and overseeing development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.
- Experience with requirements verification and validation.
Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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