SAIC

Sr Principal Systems Engineer

SAIC • $120K — $150K *
Richardson, TX 75080In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 14+ years of experience, or Master's degree and 12+ years, or PhD/JD and 9+ years; relevant experience may substitute for degree.
  • Current Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
  • Experience with Intelligence Community's GEOINT systems and their capability development.
  • Familiarity with the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC).
  • Knowledge of GEOINT systems including mission control and processing functions.
  • Understanding of Agile acquisition strategies and continuous integration initiatives for GEOINT missions.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills for engaging with diverse customers.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee technical exchanges and resolve engineering issues for innovative collection orchestration.
  • Support the evolution of collection orchestration programs through systems engineering and technical assessments.
  • Conduct systems analysis to identify technical debt and efficiency trade-offs in cloud-based software designs.
  • Provide requirements expertise for future systems planning and supervision of development contractors.
  • Create presentations and documentation for Program Manager engagements, including technical roadmaps and implementation strategies.
  • Collaborate with expert team members in acquiring advanced processing applications for the customer.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with an emphasis on work-life balance.
  • Access to ongoing education and professional development.
  • Collaborative and innovative organizational culture.
  • Participation in cutting-edge projects with the latest technologies.
  • Exposure to and engagement with high-level government and intelligence operations.
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Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Sr Principal Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) services for a critical position on an SAIC's Prime Program supporting the NRO.

Job Responsibilities to include:
  • Oversee technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities for collection orchestration.
  • Provide Systems engineering and technical support to the Government customer to evolve collection orchestration programs; develop and evaluate system trades and interfaces throughout the program life-cycle.
  • Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design.
  • Provide software system design and requirements expertise to support the planning of future systems and architectures, and oversight of development contractors.
  • Develop briefings and documentation material for Program / Project Manager's engagements, including developing technical roadmaps and the acquisition strategies/documentation to implement them.
  • Will work side-by-side with the other LANDMARK AOS staff comprised of world class System Engineers, Acquisition Engineers and Domain Experts to lead the customer in acquiring modern processing applications.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
  • Familiarity with support of Intelligence Community's (IC) GEOINT systems and capability development.
  • Domain experience in IC and Department of Defense (DoD).
  • Knowledge of GEOINT systems and overall space and ground architecture including mission control and mission processing functions.
  • Knowledge of Agile acquisition strategy, development, and release planning, as well as continuous integration initiatives supporting mission capability releases enabling End -to-End GEOINT missions.
  • Strong organizational, time-management, and verbal / written communication skills, able to convey information across multiple customers and corporate audiences.

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
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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