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GEOINT Ground Systems Engineering & Operations Thread Engineer

Chantilly, VA, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago

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Summary

Job ID: 2613863

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-06-22

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 seeking a GEOINT Ground Systems Engineering & Operations Thread Engineer to join SAIC's Prime SETA program supporting the NRO in Chantilly, VA .

As the GEOINT Ground Systems Engineering & Operations Thread Engineer, you will serve as a mission-thread integrator, ensuring that GEOINT ground capabilities-from tasking to collection to processing to dissemination-operate coherently across programs, contractors, and enterprise stakeholders. You will work daily with senior Government leads, SETA teammates, and development contractors to baseline new capabilities, assess emerging technologies, shape architectural decisions, and ensure readiness of mission-critical ground services.

Key Responsibilities to include:

Support end-to-end engineering and analysis across GEOINT ground mission threads, ensuring technical and operational coherence from collection tasking through mission processing and product delivery.
Support definition, decomposition, and baseline of GEOINT ground capabilities, including requirements, CONOPS, interfaces, sequencing, and dependency mapping.
Provide technical oversight of contractor development, integration, and verification activities to ensure alignment with Government requirements and architectural direction.
Analyze operational workflows, identify performance gaps, and recommend enhancements to improve mission throughput, resiliency, and automation.
Support technical reviews, test events, readiness milestones, and enterprise integration activities to validate capability delivery and operational suitability.
Maintain cognizance of GEOINT mission projects, including baselines, schedules, interdependencies, risks, and cost drivers across the Ground Enterprise.
Conduct trade studies, evaluate emerging technologies, and shape future GEOINT ground architectures, including cloud-native modernization and service-based designs.
Evaluate impacts to cost, schedule, performance, and risk across mission threads and recommend mitigation strategies.
Review contractor proposals, technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans for feasibility, compliance, and alignment with enterprise priorities.
Coordinate across Government, SETA, FFRDC, and contractor teams to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, operational needs, and enterprise performance standards.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
Experience with GEOINT systems, including space/ground architectures, mission control, and mission processing.
Knowledge of IC/DoD acquisition processes, roles, and program management.
Experience with GEOINT ground processing capabilities.
Domain knowledge in ground software, space development programs, or mission operations.
Experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) programs.
Ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality engineering products with minimal guidance.
Strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills, able to convey complex information across technical and leadership audiences.

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: 2613863
Posted 2 hours ago

Company Info

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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