Senior Systems Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO, US • Posted 12 hours ago • Updated 12 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $160,001.00 - 200,000.00 per year
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Skills

  • Science
  • Management
  • Documentation
  • Budget
  • Systems Design
  • Testing
  • System Integration
  • Training
  • WAR
  • Military
  • Security Clearance
  • Program Management
  • Information Technology
  • Systems Engineering
  • FOCUS

Summary

Job ID: 2611420

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US

Date Posted: 2026-04-14

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Specialty Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 25% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI

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

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with operations experience in Space Defense on the Horizon Program to support the Program Executive Office's for Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power and Battle Management, Command, Control and Communications at the Space Systems Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Provides operations expertise to projects such as training, planning, tactical/operational orbital warfare analysis and documentation support, budgeting, systems design and testing, systems integration, or other similar efforts that require a thorough understanding of military force structure, operations, systems, capabilities, limitations, and employment
  • Provides operations and mission systems engineering thinking to support development and fielding of a portfolio of programs designed to gain, maintain and exploit space superiority
  • Develops and provides academic instruction, field training, or experiential training to include war games
  • Researches, identifies, and makes recommendations about military resources required for task execution and completion
  • Gathers, processes, and analyzes military tactical and operational data in support of planning and operations


Qualifications

This is you:
  • Bachelor's degree and at least 14 years of relevant experience
  • Familiar with United States Space Command and/or their subordinate unit, Joint Task Force - Space Defense
  • Experience in operational level command and control experience with terrestrial and on orbit space defense capabilities
  • Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance upgrade and associated program accesses as well as willingness to consent to a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph examination


You will WOW us if you have these:
  • Advanced degree in a related technical field
  • Familiarity with systems engineering and program management
  • National Space Defense Center -Possess an operations background with experience working in NSDC


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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  • Dice Id: 10111346
  • Position Id: 2611420
  • Posted 12 hours 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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