SETA Systems Engineer

SAIC•Sterling, VA

About The Position

SAIC has an immediate opening for an innovative Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) to provide direct customer support on a critical development effort. This opportunity is part of a dynamic team where your engineering expertise and solution-oriented mindset will drive key system development projects from inception through delivery. Join SAIC and lead the charge in a pivotal role that rewards initiative, innovation, and mission drive. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about driving projects to success, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

Must currently hold a TS/SCI and Poly in order to be considered
Bachelor's Degree in an engineering field (Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, other)
Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, and 5 or more years of technical experience on large, multi-vendor government development programs; proven record of leading vendor coordination, interface control, and integration-schedule management
Demonstrated experience establishing and enforcing government-owned baseline controls (ICDs, IMS, issue logs) and a formal change control process
Experience supporting $100 million or larger government acquisitions with knowledge of OCI mitigation requirements, government data-rights, and IP considerations
Proficiency with MS Project (schedule development/maintenance), strong ICD development capabilities, strong competence in action item tracking; MBSE tool experience preferred
Proven ability to chair multi-vendor technical working groups, produce clear briefings and reports for senior decision makers, exercise independent technical judgement, and proactively surface and resolve issues
Demonstrated experience serving as a Systems Engineer on complex development projects involving hardware and software
Demonstrated ability translating customer needs into technical requirements for delivery to vendors and system developers
Experience gathering, implementing, tracking, verifying, and validating system requirements
Ability to multitask and produce high-quality products under tight deadlines
Demonstrated initiative and flexibility to work both individually and in a team environment with limited oversight
Effective organizational, written, and oral communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with other components to communicate processes and procedures, and facilitate program requirements
Outstanding customer service skills to meet high demand requirements

Nice To Haves

Experience on system development projects of autonomous vehicles is preferred

Responsibilities

Translate system-level requirements into government authored ICDs, retain full control over content, versioning, and distribution, verify that every ICD conforms to the approved architecture and requirements baseline
Serves as the program point of contact for all industry partner technical inquiries, schedule-change requests, and interface clarifications
Work closely with other SETA to confirm that each ICD, change request, and integration activity aligns with the system architecture and the established requirements baseline before release
Build, maintain and update the integrated master schedule (IMS) in MS Project to reflect all vendor contract milestones and cross-vendor dependencies; refresh the schedule weekly with vendor inputs and highlight any open integration issues or milestone shifts
Maintain the project Confluence space that houses all program documents; enforce version control, access permissions, and ensure the repository remains updated
Maintain the official program calendar; schedule all required program meetings, circulate agendas, ensure appropriate participants are invited, record minutes, and distribute action items promptly
Capture every action item generated in meetings or change control discussions in a centralized tracker; assign owners, set due dates, monitor status weekly, and report outstanding items in the integration-status briefing to the Program Manager
Chair the project Interface Working Group with responsibilities including setting the agenda, capturing actions/minutes, and controlling vendor participation to protect competitive equity
Facilitate stakeholder contribution by distributing draft deliverables early enough to allow substantive feedback; capture, track, and document all stakeholder inputs, dispositions, and rationales; maintain transparent communications so that stakeholder concerns are addressed promptly and incorporated into deliverables
Develop system requirements in collaboration with SMEs and stakeholders
Analyze mission-level objectives and translate into clear, stakeholder-oriented operational plans (CONOPS)
Derive stakeholder CONOPS into technical system requirements for delivery to system development vendors
Strategically review developer's systems designs throughout all phases, including conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs
Collaborate on verification and validation test plans and reviews to ensure systems meet customer objectives
Provide insightful status reports, risk assessments, and identification of opportunities for multiple customer stakeholders