Ground Systems Engineer
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a Ground Systems Engineer to support the LANDMARK AOS program, a large SETA contract supporting the customer’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED) and its end-to-end system acquisition mission in Chantilly, Virginia. The role is within the Chief Architect’s Office and helps guide the evolution of the customer’s ground architecture while ensuring major system acquisitions meet mission needs. The engineer tracks deliveries, performance requirements, and integration activities across three major system acquisitions spanning five system program offices. The role provides technical and acquisition insight to align complex efforts with enterprise architectural direction and supports GED’s transformation through Digital Engineering and Agile principles. The position is on-site, full-time, day shift, with no travel. An active Top Secret/SCI with Poly clearance is required. The target salary range is $160,001–$200,000.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret/SCI with Poly clearance.
- At least 3 years of Ground Systems experience.
- Experience with systems engineering processes and demonstrable expertise developing ground architectures for mission-critical systems.
- Background supporting or leveraging a GEOINT or SIGINT intelligence discipline.
- Practical understanding of Agile practices in system acquisition environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in government acquisition strategies, documentation development, and full lifecycle program management.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to brief government stakeholders at all levels.
- Bachelor’s degree and 9 or more years of experience, or master’s degree and 7 or more years of experience, or Ph.D. or JD and 4 or more years of experience; relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
Responsibilities
- Draft and deliver communication plans to foster implementation of enhanced Systems Engineering processes using a Digital Engineering foundation.
- Align modernized Systems Engineering principles with Digital Engineering tools and Agile principles.
- Define, develop, and implement ground system architectures that enable advanced mission capabilities.
- Analyze system requirements, shape technical solutions, and deliver architectural recommendations to government stakeholders.
- Assess mission needs, transition paths, and future-state architectural options to guide enterprise evolution.
- Partner with government technical and contracting teams to craft acquisition strategies and documentation.
- Develop and review acquisition artifacts, including Statements of Work, Justifications for Approval, and Government Cost Estimates.
- Support prototype acquisition planning, solicitations, evaluations, and awards, including through IDIQ task orders.
- Coordinate with System Program Office Thread Leads and program managers to align acquisition and engineering activities.
- Participate in Agile teams and provide technical direction on engineering tools, processes, and digital solutions.
- Provide feedback on GED Agile, Digital Engineering, and DevSecOps policies to improve governance suitability and consistency of adoption.
- Inform internal and external partners about upcoming ground deliveries, architectural changes, and impacts to existing capabilities.
- Communicate technical acquisition plans, program status, and key decisions to senior government leaders and executives.
- Apply expertise in a major intelligence discipline, such as SIGINT or GEOINT, to shape and evaluate program requirements for mission success.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
