Space Innovation Engineer

Chantilly, VA, US • Posted 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago

Full Time

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SAIC

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Skills

Innovation
Adobe AIR
Collaboration
Startups
JD
Internal Communications
IC
Integrated Circuit
Project Management
Technical Writing
Microsoft SharePoint
Confluence
JIRA
Security Clearance
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: T2600823

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-05

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
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SAIC is seeking a Space Innovation Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a customer within the Intelligence Community (IC). This customer is responsible for designing, building, and operating national security-related systems based on space, in the air, and on the ground.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the identification, investment, adoption, and delivery of innovative commercial technology solutions, understanding how to translate phenomenology into intelligence value
Identify and match emerging and "ready-soon" technologies to customer mission area technology gaps
Provide technical review and assessment of high-payoff technology development and readiness activities, craft technology transition plans
Facilitate collaboration and systems engineering across a diverse industry and government team to include small commercial startup companies new to the space market
Assist government end users with work program requirements development, facilitate meetings with vendors, and track deliverables
Cultivate relationships with like organizations across the IC; sharing ideas, collaborating on work programs, solving "hard problems"
Provide logistical and collaborative support to a Federal Lab as needed
Develop documents and briefings to communicate program/project status and to brief government as require

Qualifications
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Qualifications:

Bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline with 10+ years' experience, or equivalent work experience; strong desire to learn new technologies and practical applications
5 years of IC engineering, project management, or program office experience
Familiarity with U.S. Government or commercial space domain
Strong interpersonal skills with effective technical writing and briefing skills
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and energetic environment
Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications and SharePoint. Confluence and JIRA experience desired
Current TS/SCI clearance with Poly

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Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: T2600823
Posted 4 hours ago

Company Info

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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