Search Jobs | Dice.com

SAIC

Job Details

Skills

Satellite
MW
Thread
Regulatory Compliance
ERD
Mathematics
Science
Security Clearance
System Requirements
Modeling
SDA
DoD
Acquisition
Communication
ISR
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Summary

Job ID: 2612998-OTHLOC-345

Location: El Segundo, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-27

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

?Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated professionals who assist the Space Development Agency in developing and deploying the next generation of satellites and ground systems for missile warning (MW), missile tracking (MT) and missile defense (MD).

SAIC is seeking an experienced Mission Engineer to support the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 3 Program Integration (T3PI) program. This position requires an active TS/SCI security clearance. Desired location is in Chantilly, VA, El Segundo, CA, or the Colorado Springs, CO area(s).

Our T3PI team has a need for a tracking Mission Engineer with experience analyzing space and ground system architectures through mission thread development and simulation. We are looking for innovative, creative, and highly motivated individuals to mature models and build scenarios (GRMs and DRMs) that effectively capture system of systems effects in complex operational environments.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Developing Requirements Verification Trace Matrix (RVTM) for the Enterprise Requirements Document (ERD)
Plan data aggregation from component programs, SDA and T3PI analysis to show compliance with the ERD
Reviewing government scenarios from PWSA enterprise and prior tranches to ensure that T3 scenarios are consistent
Developing and briefing data packages that provide analysis results to inform the government decision-makers
Collaborating with prime contractors, other team contractors, government civilians, FFRDC, SETA and members of the SDA

Qualifications

Required Experience:

Bachelors in Math, Science or Engineering and fourteen (14) years or more of demonstrated system engineering and integration experience with space, ground, operations and sustainment segments of DoD or NRO programs with a proven delivery record; or Masters in Math, Science or Engineering and twelve (12) years or more of demonstrated experience
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Experience working across space and ground segment organizations to coordinate and identify system requirements that ensure end-to-end mission performance requirements are met
Strong understanding of modeling, simulation, and mission analysis techniques and tools
Experienced at self-starting, seeking solutions, and working well in a team environment
Demonstrated experience working with SDA/DoD/NRO customers in an acquisition environment, with space and/or ground systems
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as organizational and interpersonal skills
Experience working Space Mission V&V at Mission level

Desired Requirements

Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR), other missile defense or related space-based ISR experience
Experience analyzing System Availability (AO or AF)

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. 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: 2612998-OTHLOC-100000654856345
Posted 30+ days 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.

Go to company profile

Fitment

Dice Job Match Score™

🔗 Matching skills to job...

Create job alert

Never miss an opportunity! Create an alert based on the job you applied for.

Similar Jobs

Chief Space Systems Engineer

El Segundo, California

•

Today

Job ID: 2613991 Location: El Segundo, CA, US Date Posted: 2026-06-25 Category: Engineering and Sciences Subcategory: Systems Engineer Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: No 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 highly experienced Space Systems Chief Systems Engineer to support a Space Systems Command SV program. You will work in customer facilities in El Seg

Full-time

USD 200,001.00 - 240,000.00 per year

Senior MBSE Engineer

El Segundo, California

•

Today

Job ID: 2612849 Location: El Segundo, CA, US Date Posted: 2026-05-21 Category: Engineering and Sciences Subcategory: Digital Engineer Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes - 10% 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 Digital Engineer, specialized in Systems of Systems (SoS) Architectures, in El Segundo, CA, to provide systems engineering,

Full-time

USD 200,001.00 - 240,000.00 per year

Space Systems Engineer

El Segundo, California

•

Today

Job ID: 2613933 Location: El Segundo, CA, US Date Posted: 2026-06-24 Category: Engineering and Sciences Subcategory: Systems Engineer 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 an experienced Space Systems Engineer to lead a complex systems acquisition within the Space Combat Power systems portfolio. This ro

Full-time

USD 200,001.00 - 240,000.00 per year

Integration Engineer

El Segundo, California

•

Today

Job ID: 2614180 Location: El Segundo, CA, US Date Posted: 2026-07-01 Category: Engineering and Sciences Subcategory: Systems Engineer Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: No Minimum Clearance Required: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID Description SAIC is seeking a Systems and Integration Engineer with experience in space, ground, and user system design and integration to join the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Sy

Full-time

USD 160,001.00 - 200,000.00 per year

Filter Results

Job post features

Posted date

Work settings

Employment type

Distance

Employer type

Work authorization

Mission Engineer

Skills

Summary

About SAIC

Dice Job Match Score™

Similar Jobs

Mission Engineer

SAIC

Job Details

Skills

Summary

Company Info

About SAIC

Dice Job Match Score™

Similar Jobs