SAIC

SETA Systems Engineer

SAIC$120K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years or more experience; Master's degree with 3 years or more experience; PhD with 0 years related experience (experience may substitute for education).
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
  • Experience managing technical, cost, and schedule performance of software development programs.
  • Knowledge of the IC acquisition cycle, requirements processes, and budgetary practices.
  • Proven ability to work successfully within team environments.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills in high-tempo settings.
  • Familiarity with MS Office applications and Atlassian collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Government project management to define project scope and develop schedules.
  • Utilize Microsoft Project to maintain multiple technical branch schedules.
  • Integrate developer schedules into a comprehensive Organization-level master schedule.
  • Evaluate schedule progress and performance, identifying variances and potential issues.
  • Analyze critical paths and constraints to assess the impact of changes and recommend solutions.
  • Use Government configuration management tools to manage configuration items.
  • Coordinate analyses of project-level impacts for proposed engineering changes.
  • Support agile process evolution across various stakeholder teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on a high-profile Prime SETA program.
  • Exposure to advanced ground innovative software services.
  • Involvement in fostering efficiency and automation within Government operations.
  • Support for career growth in the Intelligence Community sector.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a SETA Systems Engineer to fill a critical position on the Aretuza program in Chantilly, VA. Aretuza is SAIC's Prime SETA program, supporting the customer's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle.

As the SETA Systems Engineer you will provide specialized engineering expertise supporting system-level architecture analysis for advance ground innovative software services. SAIC's client is tasked with leading the integration of mission focused tools to foster increased efficiency, automation, and information sharing. You will also assist and advise Government managers in evaluating and transitioning innovative technologies for the customer's Ground Enterprise.

Job Responsibilities to include:
  • Interact with Government project management and functional managers to define scope of work for projects, and develop and update detailed schedules.
  • Use Microsoft Project to organize, implement and maintain multiple schedules for the various program technical branches.
  • Integrate developer schedules to generate and maintain an accurate Organization-level master schedule.
  • Evaluate project schedule progress and performance, identify any variances, and highlight developing problem areas.
  • Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend work-around.
  • Use Government CM tools to store, track, and manage configuration items.
  • Coordinate project level impact analyses of proposed engineering changes.
  • Support agile process evolution across Government teams, development contractors, user engagement teams, and stakeholders.
  • Derive enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface level requirements and work with the team to develop the corresponding documentation.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • Active and current Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Polygraph.
  • Demonstrated experience in managing technical, cost and schedule performance of software development programs.
  • Experience/Knowledge with the IC acquisition cycle, requirements processes, budgetary practices, and acquisition documentation.
  • Demonstrated capability and success working in team environments.
  • Strong oral and written communications ability on significant technical matters often requires coordination within a high-tempo environment.
  • Good working knowledge of MS Office applications and Atlassian collaboration tools.
  • Experience supporting the IC.

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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