Job ID: 2610496
Location: Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-03-26
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 a premier Fortune 500 technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets include secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions
SAIC is looking for a Project Engineer to support a highly dynamic and growing program with one of our US Government customers. You will be a part of a large multi-year contract that supports our customer in systems engineering and integration across a broad portfolio of projects. You will come into a program that enjoys a close working relationship with the customer, bringing exquisite technical expertise to bear on real world problems, helping the customer execute real world missions that impact National Security on a daily basis. This close relationship, along with the program's longevity (20 years), ensures that as a new team member you will find a depth of support to grow and develop that is unmatched, all while making a difference - daily.
Your role in the program will focus on coordination of the development, deployment and data distribution for a widely deployed intelligence collection system. You will need experience in managing a system through the full lifecycle - from concept to disposal. Significant exposure to project management efforts involving operations and maintenance of systems will be critical, as well as the problem-solving skills required to manage the logistics of a widely deployed system. Due to the growth of the program and the generally dynamic environment, solid communications skills (oral and written) are essential.
General Responsibilities: - Provide the customer with deep subject matter expertise in general project management and systems engineering processes
- Support the management of system deployments and operations and maintenance
- Work closely with system developers on management and integration of system enhancements, fixes and long-term maintenance
- Work closely with system operators to ensure mission continuity and maximum capability
- Oversee system inventory, unit swap out, preparations for shipment/deployment, software maintenance
- Support system data output and delivery and data formatting
- Support the customer in evaluating developer technical performance
Qualifications - Experience with SIGINT system design
- Ability to work independently and act as the customer's representative with developers and outside organizations
- Experience with the full system development lifecycle
- Exposure to data analysis and enterprise data systems
- Experience with terrestrial communications, data circuits and general networking
- Bachelor's and nine (9) years or more experience; Master's and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience
- Most currently hold a TS/SCI with Poly in order to be considered
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- Dice Id: 10111346
- Position Id: 2610496
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