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GEOINT Ground Processing Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA, US • Posted 13 hours ago • Updated 13 hours ago
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Skills

  • Science
  • Security Clearance
  • Interfaces
  • Mapping
  • Enterprise Integration
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Cloud Computing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • JD
  • DoD
  • Acquisition
  • Program Management
  • Thread
  • Workflow
  • Integrated Circuit
  • IC
  • Internal Communications
  • Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Information Technology
  • Systems Engineering
  • FOCUS

Summary

Job ID: 2614082

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-06-29

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

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 a GEOINT Ground Processing Systems Engineer to join SAIC's Prime SETA program supporting the NRO in Chantilly, VA .

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform end-to-end engineering and analysis across GEOINT ground processing threads, ensuring technical and operational coherence from collection tasking through mission processing and product delivery.
  • Support definition, decomposition, and baselining of GEOINT ground capabilities, including requirements, CONOPS, interfaces, sequencing, and dependency mapping.
  • Provide technical oversight of contractor development, integration, and verification activities to ensure alignment with Government requirements and architectural direction.
  • Analyze operational workflows, identify performance gaps, and recommend enhancements to improve mission throughput, resiliency, automation, and processing efficiency.
  • Support technical reviews, test events, readiness milestones, and enterprise integration activities to validate capability delivery and operational suitability.
  • Maintain cognizance of GEOINT mission projects, including baselines, schedules, interdependencies, risks, and cost drivers across the Ground Enterprise.
  • Conduct trade studies, evaluate emerging technologies, and shape future GEOINT ground architectures, including cloud-native modernization and service-based designs.
  • Evaluate impacts to cost, schedule, performance, and risk across mission threads and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Review contractor proposals, technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans for feasibility, compliance, and alignment with enterprise priorities.
  • Coordinate across Government, SETA, FFRDC, and contractor teams to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, operational needs, and enterprise performance standards.


Qualifications

Required Education & Experience
  • Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
  • Experience with GEOINT systems, including space/ground architectures, mission control, and mission processing.
  • Knowledge of IC/DoD acquisition processes, roles, and program management.
  • Experience with GEOINT ground processing capabilities and mission-thread workflows.
  • Domain knowledge in ground software, space development programs, or mission operations.
  • Experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) programs.
  • Ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality engineering products with minimal guidance.



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  • Dice Id: 10111346
  • Position Id: 2614082
  • Posted 13 hours ago

Company Info

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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