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Systems Engineer Senior

Cleveland, OH, US • Posted 13 hours ago • Updated 13 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $120,001.00 - 160,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Security Clearance
IT Management
Test Plans
Interfaces
SAP GRC
Verification And Validation
Communication
Computer Hardware
Energy
Science
JD
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: 2613274

Location: Cleveland, OH, US

Date Posted: 2026-06-03

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to support the Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom Nuclear Power Module (NPM) Verification and Validation (V&V) efforts. SR-1 will demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion and provide a path to higher powered and longer duration Mars missions.

Supporting the SR-1 NPM Lead Systems Engineer, the selected candidate will be the technical lead for NPM V&V Planning and Execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensuring the system is verified and validated using the defined mission success criteria
Defining verification methods for all requirements
Defining and maintaining the Verification Matrix to ensure industry partner's V&V plans align with system-level V&V
Ensuring the NPM V&V Plan is in-line with the SR-1 Vehicle V&V Plan
Coordinating subsystem and system level test planning for requirement closure criteria
Validation of mission requirements and concept of operations
Collaborating with the Integration & Test and External Interfaces technical leads
Being the interface to the with the mission level V&V planning effort

Location:

Work will be performed onsite at NASA GRC in Cleveland, Ohio, 5-days a week

Qualifications

Required Skills:

Experience with verification and validation planning and execution
Demonstrated experience in systems engineering on complex hardware
Demonstrated experience collaborating across cross-functional teams
Excellent communication skills
Highly motivated and able to work independently
Team player dedicated to the mission

Desired Skills:

Experience with spaceflight hardware projects
Experience working with NASA, Department of Energy, or defense/naval systems engineering processes and procedures
INCOSE CSEP

Education/Experience:

Completed at least a bachelor of science degree in a STEM-related major from an accredited program with the following education and experience
- Bachelors and nine (9) years or more of relevant experience
- Masters and seven (7) years or more of relevant experience
- PhD or JD and four (4) years or more of relevant experience

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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: 2613274
Posted 13 hours ago

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About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier 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, intelligence, and civilian markets includes 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 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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