SIGINT Mission Engineer

CHANTILLY, VA, US • Posted 30+ days ago • Updated 3 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

SAIC

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Skills

Apache Hive
Development Testing
STK
SOAP
Technical Support
Concept Development
RF
Signal Processing
Antennas
System Integration
Performance Analysis
Performance Appraisal
Research
Regulatory Compliance
Performance Metrics
Science
Interface QA
Technical Drafting
Documentation
Collaboration
Multiplexing
Management
Database
Security Clearance
Physics
Mathematics
Signals Intelligence
MATLAB
Python
IC
Internal Communications
Integrated Circuit
DoD
Acquisition
Program Management
Translation
Satellite
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: 2512245

Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US

Date Posted: 2025-12-10

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a SIGINT Mission Engineer to support assessments and studies for the SIGINT Directorate. In this role you will coordinate assessments for HIVE architecture impacts, architecture trades, and architecture performance assessments with the Enterprise, Chief Architect, Chief Engineer, and Program Offices. You will manage development, test, and validation of systems assessment methodologies and tools such as STK, SOAP, MATLAB, and potentially organically developed software.

This role is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Job Duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide expert mission analysis and technical support to define technical spacecraft and ground requirements, support concept development for new capabilities, create models to analyze mission data, understand "end to end" mission performance of a system, and work with mission users, stakeholders, and development contractors.
Perform various mission analyses to include RF, signal processing, orbital, geolocation, pointing, antenna, SOI collection, frequency management, and/or communications performance.
Evaluate expected performance against mission needs.
Track, monitor, analyze and provide recommendations for future mission enhancements.
Assist in requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, systems integration, and system & operational performance analysis.
Perform assessments of requirements and capabilities to include, but not limited to, geolocation potential, area search/update intervals, signal collection analysis, and coverage.
Support end-to-end performance evaluation activities of systems, such as identifying performance differences among baseline, enhanced baseline, and alternate architectures.
Perform research and validation of enterprise level requirements as applicable to specific satellite architectures.
Support system architecting and planning studies, requirements development and verification, and compliance analyses against enterprise level requirements.
Perform mission analysis of satellite architectures to determine coverage and other performance metrics.
Provide advice and information on physical science aspects of satellite support to multiple mission domains and battle space awareness planning and mission assessments.
Provide support to launch and satellite on-orbit test.
Plan and execute internal and external interface testing to support final system verification, validation, and delivery.
Develop productive relationships with prime contractor counterparts, functional counterparts, and other payload and ground system subject matter experts.
Review complex technical design documentation and provide formal and informal feedback.
Liaise with mission analysis and acquisition teams to ensure completeness across the acquisition.
Collaborate with armed services and agencies on engineering standards, space frequency utilization, modulation techniques, multiplexing schemes, and mission requirements.
Prepare reports, white papers, and briefings for senior management and external organizations.
Develop and maintain tools and databases used for related satellite mission assessment activities.

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering, Physics, or Math with 9 years or more experience; Master's degree with 7 year's or more experience; PhD with 4 year's or more experience.
Solid understanding of Signals Intelligence satellite systems and architectures.
Experience in Matlab, Python or similar.
Experience in NRO, IC, and DoD satellite programs, acquisition and program management processes.
Familiarity with translation of multiple mission domain awareness operational requirements into satellite specifications and provide mission analysis support to legacy, current and future satellite programs.
Availability to travel domestically.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2512245
Posted 30+ days 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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