Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2509973

Location: EL SEGUNDO, CA, US

Date Posted: 2025-09-22

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI

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

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC's Horizon program is seeking Systems Engineers with experience and background in electronic communication systems. This role provides support to the U.S. Space Forces mission of delivering warfighter capability via the Space Systems Command's Space Combat Power weapon system portfolio. This position is available in El Segundo, California.

The Horizon program is supporting Government weapon systems program offices with subject matter experts that have a background with the Space-based and Ground Systems including Command & Control services. Horizon team members provide systems engineering development and integration expertise in support of various capabilities that protect and defend the Nation's most valuable space assets. Our team is at the forefront of the advising and assisting the Government with their architecture and full lifecycle systems engineering processes that enable key systems (e.g., satellites and their ground systems, ground-based space systems and their command and control capabilities) to meet warfighter needs.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Executing, or participating in Configuration Control Boards.
• Providing recommendations on program baselines changes.
• Support development of force design packages.
• Aid development of mission requirements, driving weapon systems integration efforts and kill chains.
• Translate system capabilities into Model-Based Systems Engineering products such as block diagrams, sub systems description block diagrams, activity diagrams, etc.
• Examine and support development of Systems Requirements Documents, Capabilities Development.
• Documents, Technical Requirements Documents, Test & Evaluation Master Plans, Concept of Operations, etc.
• Map Statement of Work (SOW) with system's requirements.
• Support Risk Management process.

Qualifications

This is you:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, mathematics, physics or equivalent technical discipline and fourteen (14) or more years of systems integration and systems engineering related or equivalent experience, such as:
  • Systems of Systems integration
  • Model-based system engineering tools and methods
  • Systems Architecting and lifecycle support
  • Electronic communication systems (e.g., frequencies, bandwidth, interface protocols, EIRP, and types of modulation)
• Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable).
• Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination.
  
  Desired:
• Advanced degree in engineering, science or related technical field.
• Experience in Electronic Warfare and, or Laser Communications systems.
• Experience within the National Security Space and, or the Space Control mission area.
• Experience working in development environment and, or U.S. Government weapons system program office.
• Professional certification (e.g., Professional Engineer, INCOSE CSEP, ITEA CTEP, Agile PM/PO, etc.).

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