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GEOINT Software Radar Engineer

Chantilly, VA, US • Posted 19 hours ago • Updated 19 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $160,001.00 - 200,000.00 per year

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Summary

Job ID: 2616064

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-25

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking GEOINT Radar Systems Engineer to support SAIC's Prime Program, Aretuza in Chantilly, VA. Aretuza is a large SETA program, supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle.

Job Duties to include:

Interface with Government customers, SETA partners, FFRDCs, and development contractors to oversee GEOINT software development, integration, and delivery aligned with requirements and architectural direction.
Maintain cognizance of GEOINT mission management efforts, including baselines, schedules, interdependencies, risks, and cost drivers.
Track and assess mission control, planning, and scheduling software capabilities across the Ground Enterprise.
Capture customer needs and translate them into refined requirements, architectures, and CONOPS for GEOINT software services.
Coordinate technical discussions with SMEs and stakeholders to define future space and ground capability needs and shape system-level decisions.
Conduct technical trade studies, evaluate emerging technologies, and recommend future software service architectures.
Evaluate performance, cost, schedule, and risk impacts to existing and emerging GEOINT ground-system implementations.
Develop systems engineering artifacts for Statements of Work, RFPs, and acquisition documentation; support proposal evaluations.
Review technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans to ensure feasibility, compliance, and alignment with mission needs.
Identify, analyze, and track technical and acquisition dependencies across programs and organizations.

Qualifications

Required Experience and Education:

Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
Current and Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
3+ years supporting Intelligence Community GEOINT systems or capability development.
Strong understanding of overhead collection, mission management architectures, and GEOINT mission systems.
Demonstrated understanding of GEOINT user needs and operational environments.
Experience with IC/DoD acquisition processes, program/project management, and milestone readiness.
Domain knowledge in Ground Software, cloud-native architectures, or Space Development Programs.
Ability to operate independently and drive technical outcomes with limited guidance.
Ability to distill complex technical problems into clear, structured formats.
Strong time-management skills in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Effective communicator across diverse technical, operational, and leadership audiences.

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

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2616064
Posted 19 hours ago

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About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier 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, intelligence, and civilian markets includes 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 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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