Senior Radar Systems Engineer (SETA) - Spaceborne GEOINT

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is hiring a Senior Radar Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support to a classified Government customer in Chantilly, VA. You will support the development, integration, test, launch, and checkout of a radar-enabled national security space system, providing technical analysis, contractor oversight, test data review, and anomaly resolution across space and ground segments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or related discipline and nine (9)+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree and seven (7)+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD and four (4)+ years of relevant experience; Additional directly relevant radar/space systems experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree per SAIC policy.
• Knowledge or experience with radar systems, RF sensing, SAR, GMTI, or radar phenomenology sufficient to evaluate contractor designs and performance.
• Experience supporting complex space or airborne sensing programs in systems engineering (requirements, architecture, integration/test, or mission operations).
• Familiarity with government acquisition processes and space/ground integration for ISR, GEOINT, or national security space missions.
• Experience using analysis/modeling tools such as MATLAB, Python, STK, or similar.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for presenting technical findings to senior stakeholders.
• Active TS/SCI with a current Poly.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a prime contractor, radar payload developer, or FFRDC on spaceborne or airborne radar programs.
• Hands‑on or analytic experience with SAR, GMTI, radar image formation, or radar exploitation algorithms.
• Experience supporting NRO, NGA, or other IC/DoD space or GEOINT programs in a SETA/acquisition role.
• Working knowledge of MBSE/SysML or similar digital‑engineering tools.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Radar/Remote Sensing, Physics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Analyze radar payload designs, RF architectures, waveforms, and sensor performance for spaceborne GEOINT missions.
• Provide independent SETA insight into contractor activities, including design reviews, technical trades, risks, and requirements/schedule compliance.
• Develop, refine, and trace system‑ and payload‑level requirements across space, ground, and mission‑processing segments.
• Support integration, test, launch, and on‑orbit checkout, including test data review, performance assessment, and anomaly resolution.
• Evaluate end‑to‑end mission architecture (tasking, collection, downlink, processing, exploitation, dissemination) and recommend technical improvements.
• Prepare and deliver concise technical briefings and recommendations to government leaders and mission stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

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