SAIC

Senior Systems Engineer

SAIC$120K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 9 years of experience in DoD/IC acquisitions, or equivalent experience without a degree.
  • Recent experience (within the last 5 years) on a large program that reached a major milestone.
  • TS/SCI clearance with the capacity to obtain a polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Provide expert systems engineering services focused on DoD and IC acquisitions.
  • Develop, update, and maintain the baseline configuration of capability needs and requirements.
  • Participate in and document project status reviews, including tracking action items.
  • Support cost assessment activities by collaborating with the program cost group.
  • Apply critical thinking to assist in the development of acquisition strategies and documentation.
  • Manage contracts and review associated documents like CDRLs.
  • Process Technical Direction Letters and review contract financial plans.

Benefits

  • Ongoing acceptance of applications with no deadline.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to act as an Acquisition Specialist in Washington, DC.

This position is supporting a major system acquisition so technical requirements and validation from an engineering perspective is mandatory. Dealing with vendors developing systems of systems for future integration. Driving solutions and identifying risks as well as risk mitigation while minimizing/balancing technical cost and schedule all leading to a timely acquisition and transition to operational use.

In this role you will:
  • Provide tailored systems engineering services with an expert level understanding of DoD and IC acquisitions processes
  • Develop, update and maintain baseline configuration of capability needs and requirements
  • Participate in periodic reviews of project status to include system reviews, design reviews, quarterly and monthly performance reviews providing formal minutes of the meeting and tracking action items assigned
  • Support the program cost group as necessary in their conduct of formal cost estimates and assessments
  • Apply critical thinking to assist with the formulation of acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, J&A documentation, etc
  • Assist with the management of contracts
  • Review of Contract Deliverables. (CDRL's)
  • Formulate and process Technical Direction Letters
  • Perform review of contract financial plans and spend plans

Qualifications

Qualifications:
  • Shall have Bachelor's degree and 9 years' (minimum) experience with DoD and/or IC acquisitions. Additional years' experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  • Shall have recent experience (within past 5 years) supporting a large program that achieved a major milestone
  • TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a polygraph

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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