SAIC

Systems Engineer

SAIC • $80K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 3-5 years, or Master's in Engineering with 1-3 years of experience.
  • Active Secret Clearance required.
  • Solid grasp of Systems Engineering Lifecycles and structured process improvement frameworks (Lean, Six Sigma).
  • Experience with process optimization in complex technical environments.
  • Proficient in facilitating stakeholder consensus across various functional areas.
  • Strong skills in elicitation, active listening, and technical writing.
  • Experience in developing SOPs, process documentation, and training materials.

Responsibilities

  • Drive optimization and continuous improvement initiatives across enterprise programs.
  • Review and recommend solutions for Government requirements and design documentation.
  • Provide oversight on Government plans, procedures, and Systems Engineering services for lifecycle tools.
  • Ensure integration of tools used for design, development, and testing with Government lifecycle management tools.
  • Apply Lean/Six Sigma principles to connect business operations with technical capabilities.
  • Support independent representation of SAIC at meetings with government and associate contractors.
  • Effectively communicate systems engineering requirements to software development teams.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment fostering technical and professional growth.
  • Opportunities for involvement in cutting-edge engineering projects.
  • Exposure to complex and sophisticated technical challenges.
  • Ability to work independently while maintaining a connection to a larger team.
  • Engagement with government and associate contractors for networking and relationship building.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Process Systems Engineer to join our team of the Air Operations Center Weapons System (AOC WS) Falconer Program. The ideal candidate will drive optimization, continuous improvement, and systems-level thinking across our enterprise programs. Unlike traditional IT infrastructure roles, this position focuses on engineering lifecycle management, business process re-engineering, and stakeholder requirement translation.

This position requires technical engineering experience, with a demonstrated understanding and application of systems engineering and configuration management principles and processes, mission planning/scheduling along with experience in systems engineering and sustainment of existing baselines. The position requires an understanding of data normalization and standardization, data integrity, and data and workflow identification and analysis. The successful candidate will be effective at face-to-face interaction with customers and other contractors to respond to requests for information, support technical meetings, technical interchanges and enterprise working groups.

Additionally, the candidate will provide the following modification and sustaining engineering design and analysis services in order to modify and sustain the fielding AOC WS baselines:
  • Review, analyze and recommend solutions with regard to Government requirements and design documentation.
  • Review, analyze and provide oversight of the Government plans, procedures and execution, provide Systems Engineering services to manage the Governments Product Lifecycle Management Tool (PLMT) or any other Government approved lifecycle tools used during the design, integration and testing of the AOC.
  • Ensure that all tools used in designing, developing, integrating or testing baseline releases are integrated with the Government PLMT and other Government approved tools.
  • Leverage Lean/Six Sigma principles and systems-thinking methodologies to bridge business operations and technical capabilities.
  • Must be able to work independently and represent the program and SAIC at meetings and working groups with government and associate contractors.
  • The candidate must be able to effectively interface with software developers and have a good understanding of how to communicate systems engineering requirements to software development teams.

Qualifications

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Bachelors in Engineering and 3-5 years or more experience; Masters Engineering 1-3 years or more experience.
  • Active Secret Clearance.
  • Strong understanding of Systems Engineering Lifecycles and structured process improvement frameworks (Lean, Six Sigma).
  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex, multi-tiered technical environments from a process optimization lens.
  • Proven track record facilitating stakeholder consensus across disparate functional areas and leadership tiers.
  • Exceptional elicitation, active listening, and technical writing skills.
  • Hands-on experience developing SOPs, process playbooks, and functional training documentation.
  • Strong presentation and instructional design capabilities with technical and non-technical audiences.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. 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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