SAIC

SIGINT Systems Engineer

SAIC$160K — $200K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 9+ years, or Master's with 7+ years, or PhD/JD with 4+ years of relevant experience; equivalent experience acceptable.
  • Current and Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
  • 5 years' experience in space/ground aerospace systems engineering/architecting.
  • Familiarity with SIGINT ground customer and processing of SIGINT systems.
  • Demonstrated integration experience within customer domain.
  • Openness to learning new areas.
  • Ability to operate effectively within diverse organizational structures.

Responsibilities

  • Provide expertise in agile best practices and holistic systems engineering throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Coordinate concept of operations (CONOPS) for SIGINT mission planning and scheduling.
  • Translate customer needs into actionable requirements and feature outlines.
  • Act as an Integrator by understanding system-to-system interfaces.
  • Evaluate system designs and trade-offs in collaboration with acquisition offices.
  • Monitor system schedules and identify interdependencies.
  • Facilitate Agile and DevOps processes including readiness and release planning.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on professional growth.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge SIGINT technologies.
  • Opportunities to influence future generations of SIGINT capabilities.
  • Direct involvement with developers and operations teams.
  • Ongoing acceptance of applications with no deadline.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking SIGINT Systems Engineer to support SAIC's Prime Program, Aretuza in Aurora, CO. Aretuza is SAIC's large SETA program, supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle.

Responsibilities to include:
  • Provide subject matter expertise and agile best practices to our team; as well as perform the following functions as a SIGINT Systems Engineer, by using a holistic approach and providing end-to-end systems engineering throughout our systems' lifecycle:
  • Coordinate CONOPS of SIGINT mission planning and scheduling systems.
  • Write and translate requirements into Epics/Features based on emerging customer needs.
  • Understand system-to-system interfaces and act as an Integrator.
  • Evaluate system designs and trade-space proposed and implemented by our developers, while working in coordination with the acquisition offices (AOs).
  • Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
  • Monitor system and segment schedules, recognize dependencies.
  • Identify risks and opportunities.
  • Facilitate readiness, release planning events, and demonstrations in support of system and acquisition-level sprints and increments.
  • Review Request for Changes (RFCs) and identify impacts, in addition author RFCs for the customer.
  • Support Agile and DevOps automated test and verification (V&V).
  • Integrate new systems and initiatives in support of expanded SIGINT mission planning and scheduling capabilities, work directly with our developers and users in operations!
  • Participate in studies looking at the future generation of SIGINT capabilities spanning the next decade.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • Current and Active Top Secret/SCI with Poly.
  • 5 years' experience with space/ground aerospace systems engineering/architecting.
  • Familiarity with overall SIGINT ground customer, technical familiarity with mission control and/or processing of one or more SIGINT systems.
  • Integration and closure experience within overall customer domain.
  • Willingness to learn new areas.
  • Commitment to recognize, understand, respect, and operate effectively within various SETA, FFRDC, and Government lines of authority.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. 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.
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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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