Senior Principal Systems Engineer

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

3h • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to fill a critical position supporting a large SETA program for the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED) in Chantilly, VA. The role requires flexible task execution management, technical/professional expertise in Systems Engineering, and advising the government on program activities. A successful candidate will apply systems engineering and creative thought-leadership to mature and develop revolutionary multi-intelligence solutions. SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing technology and innovation for defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets. They offer secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services, integrating emerging technology into critical national operations. SAIC has approximately 23,000 employees, is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph
• Ability to flexibly manage task execution
• Provide technical/professional expertise on a variety of Systems Engineering topics
• Advise the government on program activities
• Application of systems engineering and creative thought-leadership to mature and develop revolutionary multi-intelligence solutions

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in planning capabilities needed to better support mission operations (e.g. automation, resiliency, situational awareness, etc.)
• Analyze user needs, develop concepts of operation, and high-level systems architectures, and define capability needs and system requirements
• Work with government and contractor points of contact across multiple Agencies, Directorates and Offices to refine future ground system capabilities
• Identify and communicate key architecture and system level trades, system engineering risks, issues, opportunities, and dependencies
• Support integration of architectures with other components of the technical baseline
• Collaborate with SETA team members, engineers from various contractor and government organizations, and mission users
• Develop assessments and briefings to a variety of audiences to convey information in crisp, articulate manner

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed