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Senior Radar Systems Engineer (SETA) - Spaceborne GEOINT

SAIC

Chantilly, Virginia • Today

Full-time

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Summary

Job ID: 2617928

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-10-14

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 hiring a Senior Radar Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support to a classified Government customer in Chantilly, VA. You will support the development, integration, test, launch, and checkout of a radar-enabled national security space system, providing technical analysis, contractor oversight, test data review, and anomaly resolution across space and ground segments.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Analyze radar payload designs, RF architectures, waveforms, and sensor performance for spaceborne GEOINT missions.
Provide independent SETA insight into contractor activities, including design reviews, technical trades, risks, and requirements/schedule compliance.
Develop, refine, and trace system- and payload-level requirements across space, ground, and mission-processing segments.
Support integration, test, launch, and on-orbit checkout, including test data review, performance assessment, and anomaly resolution.
Evaluate end-to-end mission architecture (tasking, collection, downlink, processing, exploitation, dissemination) and recommend technical improvements.
Prepare and deliver concise technical briefings and recommendations to government leaders and mission stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM or related discipline and nine (9)+ years of relevant experience; OR
- Master's degree and seven (7)+ years of relevant experience; OR
- PhD and four (4)+ years of relevant experience;
- Additional directly relevant radar/space systems experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree per SAIC policy.
Knowledge or experience with radar systems, RF sensing, SAR, GMTI, or radar phenomenology sufficient to evaluate contractor designs and performance.
Experience supporting complex space or airborne sensing programs in systems engineering (requirements, architecture, integration/test, or mission operations).
Familiarity with government acquisition processes and space/ground integration for ISR, GEOINT, or national security space missions.
Experience using analysis/modeling tools such as MATLAB, Python, STK, or similar.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for presenting technical findings to senior stakeholders.

Clearance Requirements:

Active TS/SCI with a current Poly.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a government polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with a prime contractor, radar payload developer, or FFRDC on spaceborne or airborne radar programs.
Hands-on or analytic experience with SAR, GMTI, radar image formation, or radar exploitation algorithms.
Experience supporting NRO, NGA, or other IC/DoD space or GEOINT programs in a SETA/acquisition role.
Working knowledge of MBSE/SysML or similar digital-engineering tools.
Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Radar/Remote Sensing, Physics, or a related field.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to work onsite full-time in a secure facility in Chantilly, VA.
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods while working at a computer or in meetings.
Occasional lifting of items such as laptops and documents (up to ~20 lbs).

2026.10.2

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: 2617928
Posted 11 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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Familiarity with government acquisition processes and space/ground integration for ISR, GEOINT, or national security space missions.
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Hands-on or analytic experience with SAR, GMTI, radar image formation, or radar exploitation algorithms.
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