Senior NAVWAR Engineer

  • EL SEGUNDO, CA
  • Posted 17 hours ago | Updated 5 hours ago

Overview

On Site
USD 160,001.00 - 200,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Technical Analysis
Software Engineering
Leadership
Testing
Algorithms
Technical Support
Management
Collaboration
Mathematics
Computer Science
Science
Global Positioning System
Writing
Security Clearance
Microsoft Visual Studio
C++
Python
MATLAB
DoD
Acquisition
Cryptography
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Job Details

Job ID: 2508690

Location: EL SEGUNDO, CA, US

Date Posted: 2025-08-14

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: Yes

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced engineer to join the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Enterprise Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) team in El Segundo, California. SE&I provides engineering, integration, technical analysis, and subject matter expertise support to the US Space Force.

As a member of our PNT SE&I team, you'll work in a high-paced environment with government personnel and system developers to ensure that Global Positioning System (GPS) remains the gold standard for positioning, navigation, and timing. A successful candidate will collaborate and communicate with the SE&I leadership team to ensure NAVWAR processes and products are delivered with quality and professionalism.

Major duties of this position include:

Provide engineering expertise to the team to accomplish:
  • Support to the NAVWAR Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
  • Support of GPS enterprise testing
  • Support of PNT Enterprise: capabilities, requirements, architectures, concepts, designs, and technologies
  • Implementation of Y-code and M-code cryptographic algorithms
  • Validation of National Security Agency (NSA) operational key material
  • Provide guidance and technical support for Crypto Management and NAVWAR
  • Collaborate with the government team, other program government leads, external organizations, and prime contractors
  • Actively participate as a Subject Matter Expert in the GPS requirements process

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Math, Computer Science, or Science with 14+ years of overall experience
  • Active Top Secret clearance
  • GPS experience
  • Demonstrated experience developing and evaluating software
  • Demonstrated understanding of System Engineering practices, techniques, and procedures
  • Demonstrated experience working with or for the government
  • Demonstrated experience writing and delivering technical documents

Desired:
  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • Experience with MS Visual Studio C++, Python, and MATLAB
  • Experience and familiarity working with DoD acquisition organizations
  • Experience working specifically on a Systems Engineering and Integration contract
  • Experience and familiarity working with Space Systems Command
  • Experience and familiarity working with cryptography and cryptographic systems

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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