Overview
On Site
USD 120,001.00 - 160,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Science
Evaluation
Engineering Support
Development Testing
Test Equipment
Verification And Validation
Management
Reporting
Documentation
Facilitation
Acquisition
Software Testing
Regression Analysis
Acceptance Testing
Security Clearance
Network Engineering
Global Positioning System
Satellite
JAM
Antennas
Fusion
Sensors
Communication
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Job Details
Job ID: 2506923
Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US
Date Posted: 2025-06-23
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
SAIC is seeking to hire a Senior Systems Engineer in San Diego, CA. The ideal candidate will provide test and evaluation (T&E) engineering support services for the development, testing, and integration of PMW/A 170 Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) sensors, systems, and associated simulation and test equipment for the GPS-Based Positioning Navigation Timing Service (GPNTS) program. The ideal candidate will need to be local to San Diego, CA as this is an ONSITE position providing direct support to the GPNTS program at NIWC Pacific.
JOB DUTIES:
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
DESIRED SKILLS:
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US
Date Posted: 2025-06-23
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
SAIC is seeking to hire a Senior Systems Engineer in San Diego, CA. The ideal candidate will provide test and evaluation (T&E) engineering support services for the development, testing, and integration of PMW/A 170 Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) sensors, systems, and associated simulation and test equipment for the GPS-Based Positioning Navigation Timing Service (GPNTS) program. The ideal candidate will need to be local to San Diego, CA as this is an ONSITE position providing direct support to the GPNTS program at NIWC Pacific.
JOB DUTIES:
- Supporting T&E events, including functional and performance IV&V tests, software tests, and other Government Acceptance Tests as directed.
- Conducting technical reviews and analyses of technical test report documentation, to include developmental tests.
- Preparing equipment, coordinating test activities, and facilitating/witnessing assigned test events.
- Providing subject matter expertise during the defense acquisition T&E process, including functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing events.
- Developing and executing manual and/or automated tests as required.
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors degree and five (5) years or more experience relevant in software testing (functional, performance, regression, integration, and/or user acceptance).
- Must have an Active Secret Clearance to start.
- Ability to work on-site in a lab environment at NIWC Pacific.
- Prior knowledge of communications and network engineering.
DESIRED SKILLS:
- Experience with PNT technology such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Anti-Jam Antennas, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), Bathymetric Navigation, Celestial Navigation, Magnetic Navigation, Atomic Clocks, precise time transfer, sensor fusion and/or other alternative PNT sensors.
- Experience in the RDT&E, installation, operation, and/or maintenance of a broad range of products such as computer systems, navigation systems, communication systems, and defense systems.
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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