Systems Engineer Principal

SAIC • Point Mugu NAWC, CA

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a qualified Systems Engineer to support the Naval Air Warfare Station Weapons Division Branch at Point Mugu, California. The role supports the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program and performs systems engineering work across the system lifecycle. The engineer converts product and customer requirements into total systems solutions while accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Assignments are provided as objectives, and the engineer establishes goals to meet them and develops solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience as a Systems Engineer, with technical or operational experience in the related field.
• Experience developing and proofing technical documentation.
• Secret clearance required; the posting also lists an interim Secret as the minimum clearance and states the candidate must be able to obtain Secret.

Nice To Haves

• Specific experience with the Next Generation Jammer pod, including system operation, software design, documentation, protocols, and data flow.
• Specific experience in EA-18G and NGJ mission planning.

Responsibilities

• Conduct systems engineering tasks for the NGJ program, including formulating concepts of operations; defining and analyzing requirements; designing system architecture; system analysis and development; creating interface and data architecture; system validation and verification; system integration; operational and performance analysis; lifecycle cost estimation; decision analysis; and Physical Configuration Analysis (PCA).
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware, software, or engineering specifications.
• Provide detailed information on solution selection, implementation techniques, and tools to efficiently meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
• Establish goals and provide solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Principal