Senior Ground Segment Systems Engineer

El Segundo, CA, US • Posted 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $160,001.00 - 200,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Skills

System Requirements
Interfaces Management
Data Architecture
Verification And Validation
Performance Analysis
Cost-benefit Analysis
Estimating
Negotiations
Management
Product Requirements
System Testing
Algorithms
Document Review
Interfaces
Application Development
Science
Security Clearance
IT Program Management
Acquisition
Software Development
Orchestration
DevSecOps
Cloud Computing
PaaS
Antennas
Cyber Security
Computer Hardware
Agile
Continuous Integration and Development
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: T2601379

Location: El Segundo, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-05

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description
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SAIC is seeking you, our latest experienced Senior Ground Segment Systems Engineer to support to the US Space Force (USSF) in developing, deploying, and sustaining a National Security Space system within the Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SSC/SZ) system program office. You will get to work in our sunny office in El Segundo, CA where the system is developed and managed. How fun!

Fun stuff you will do on the job:

Help shape various systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, verification and validation, integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration assessments.
Support customer team execute and manage acquisition strategies, integration, and sustainment of cloud-based software systems with several unique mission partner systems.
Develop, assess, and manage ground segment technical and interface requirements. Manage interface negotiation with external stakeholders.
Oversee requirements and interface verification.
Oversee, assess, and manage software product backlog to meet baseline and emerging requirements. Develop and provide recommendations to prioritize development, augment solutions, and improve developer implementations.
Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Support development of system engineering items such as CONOPs, requirements definitions (or features, themes, epics), system testing, algorithm document review, and interfaces to other application development efforts.
Support the development and refinement of acquisition strategies, identify program execution issues and provide recommendations.

Qualifications
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This is you:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or relevant discipline and 14 years or more of experience (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree).
Requires an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Programs and be willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
Experience in Technical program management, systems engineering, and government acquisitions of Space Systems within the Space Control mission area.
Experience working with modern software development processes, such as containerization, orchestration, DevSecOps, and Agile methodologies.
Experience with integration of key ground segment systems, such as a cloud-based Infrastructure, Platform as a Service (PaaS) baselines, and antennas.
Experience with "Zero-Trust" cybersecurity policies and implementation on software and hardware systems.
Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development.
Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development, Agile Software.
Development Techniques and Implementation, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipelines.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: T2601379
Posted 3 hours ago

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About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets include secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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