Principal Full Life Cycle Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

Are you interested in joining SAIC to be part of our partnership providing high quality engineering advisory services, system planning, integration, and architecture to our government intelligence agency customer? Then consider joining the members of the Enterprise Systems Engineering (SE) and Architecture (ESEA) team as we aid our customer in collaborating, integrating, and standardizing the engineering approach across the customers enterprise.

We have a current requirement for an experienced Principle Full Life Cycle Systems Engineer to support the customer's  military-focused SIGINT capability development efforts. As a Full Life Cycle Systems Engineer on our team, you will apply systems engineering principles/practices to various systems throughout the entire systems life cycle phases: concept, design, development, production/test, and operations through disposal.  You will interact with a large number of Government and development personnel regarding technical considerations for associated problems, issues or conflicts.  Personal communication with peer and decision makers will be required to carry out duties, as well as written documentation. 

Qualifications

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 15 years of general systems engineering experience or a high school diploma or GED plus 19 years of general systems engineering experience, or a Master’s degree or PhD in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 13 years of general systems engineering experience.
• Must have a thorough understanding of US Armed Forces tactical SIGINT operations, military capabilities, and SIGINT concepts of operation.
• Must have US Air Force SIGINT experience.
• Position requires occasional travel.
• This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year
• Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Experience in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue and evaluating requirements to determine system suitability.
• Ability to communicate with Service Cryptologic Offices.
• Familiarity with Technical SIGINT Operations.
• Qualified candidates should have experience in the intelligence cycle, information operations, signals intelligence technical expertise, an understanding of the National signals collection system, and familiarity with the varying levels of tactical operations and analysis taking place within the military services.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

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