Senior Systems Engineer

SAIC • Fort Belvoir, VA

21d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is hiring a Terrestrial Sensor technical Action Officer to support its team at the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The position supports terrestrial sensor programs through technical briefing preparation, requirements-document staffing, routine technical integration, market research, and testing sensor data-ingest pathways. The professional has foundational engineering or technical intelligence experience and works under the guidance of a senior subject matter expert (SME).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and five or more years of experience, or a master’s degree and three or more years of experience, or a Ph.D. and zero years of related experience.
• Strong working knowledge of standard Army terrestrial sensing platforms, focusing on core SIGINT, EW, or electro-optical (EO/IR) capabilities.
• Familiarity with integration interfaces and standard operating procedures for linking terrestrial sensors to networks or tactical processing systems.
• Familiarity with the JCIDS process and CDD/ICD document structure, and ability to research and cite relevant requirements directives.
• Operational understanding of tactical data flows, common message formats such as USMTF and VMF, and how sensor data moves from collection to analyst.
• Strong communication skills and ability to draft clear technical documentation, summaries, and executive briefings for G7 staff review.
• Ability to conduct directed research on current fleet limitations, compile technology market surveys, and assist in evaluating potential solutions.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI Poly.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical briefing materials and coordinate slides for PM reviews and working groups; track action items regarding terrestrial sensor programs.
• Draft technical sections and capability matrices, and coordinate staffing reviews of JCIDS and requirements documents under the lead SME’s direction.
• Coordinate routine technical integration tasks and information exchanges with G3, G6, and DAMI counterparts to maintain data-sharing pathways.
• Conduct initial market research and draft preliminary technical assessments or information papers comparing emerging terrestrial sensor technologies.
• Verify and test data-ingest pathways from terrestrial sensors into local or cloud environments, and troubleshoot routine connectivity and data-flow issues.

What This Job Offers

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