Principal Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

Are you interested in joining SAIC to be part of our partnership providing high quality engineering services, system planning, integration, and architecture to our government intelligence agency customer? Then consider joining the members of the SAIC team supporting the Fort Meade government customer Enterprise Systems Engineering organization.

We have a current requirement for an experienced Principal Systems Engineer with a scheduling focus working from the customer facilities in the Fort Meade Maryland and surrounding areas.  We are seeking Systems Engineers with experience creating, maintaining and coaching customers on Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) in MS Project.  This person will:

• Be the MS Project and Scheduling Expert leading and coaching our customers in the creation of an IMS and the integration of platforms into MS Project Server.
• Apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases.
• Interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university AND a minimum of fifteen (15) years of general systems engineering experience. Or
  • A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general systems engineering experience, or
  • A Master's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university AND a minimum of thirteen (13) years of general systems engineering experience.
• The candidate must have the following qualities:
  • Ability to interact with senior agency leaders, development teams and technical project leads.
  • Ability to learn quickly and understand applications used to enhance project scheduling.
  • Aptitude to understand industry concepts related to systems engineering and problem solving.
  • Strong aptitude for Technical Problem Solving
  • Ability to perform research on a subject area and apply concepts.
  • Ability to develop tools, templates, processes (per unique problem) using tools provided by applications
  • Technical Communications and Writing Skills
  • Self-starter that will see problems and begin discussion and action without waiting to be told their tasking
• This position requires all candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess an active TS/SCI Security Clearance with a Polygraph.

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience with MS Project and/or MS Project Server.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining program Roadmaps and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Experience building baseline schedules.
• Experience creating and integrating program schedules into an IMS.
• Ability to capture and prioritize requirements and outcomes.
• Experience identifying both internal and external dependencies.
• Experience with Analyzing portfolio and program schedules, dependencies, issues, and risks.
• Demonstrated experience performing thread analysis.
• Experience with researching and performing technology integration (i.e., PowerBI Reporting Application).
• Ability to provide training to program personnel.
• Prior experience creating associated technical documentation for products.

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.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.