Senior Principal Systems Engineer

SAIC • Colorado Springs, CO

21h • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC seeks a highly experienced Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, with operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars used for US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the engineer plans, develops, and delivers UEWR radar hardware and software modifications in response to engineering change requests and system deficiency reports. The role is located on-site in Colorado Springs, Colorado, although the posting also identifies potential for hybrid remote work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 14 or more years of related experience.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience with a broad range of system types, including custom-developed hardware/software, COTS/GOTS hardware/software, and/or specialty engineering.
• Experience with configuration and data management and hardware and software testing and evaluation of classified systems.
• Expertise in at least one engineering field: software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, test, or systems.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability, creative thinking, and an outcome-focused mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Experience sustaining UEWR, PARCS, or another radar system, such as PAVE PAWS, BMEWS, AN/TPY-2, COBRA DANE, LRDR, or Aegis.
• Experience with large system-of-systems legacy architecture, upgrading or modernizing outdated technology, and/or mitigating supportability risks with creative solutions.
• Agile certification, such as SAFe or SCRUM.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, DOORS, GitLab, Cameo, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Convert product requirements into complete systems solutions while accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Perform functional and timeline analyses, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer and operational requirements into system hardware and software engineering specifications.
• Provide detailed information on solution selection, implementation techniques, and tools to efficiently meet business needs, including present and future capacity or capability requirements.
• Manage large Agile or DevSecOps teams and projects, including support for cost estimating, risk management, schedule development, and execution.
• Design, develop, deliver, and deploy engineered solutions following DoD life-cycle engineering processes and/or best practices.
• Support the team in delivering new capabilities to UEWR operational sites.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior