Systems Engineer Sr Principal

Job Description

Description

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 include 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

SAIC is looking for a Systems Engineer with strong Program Management experience to support a highly dynamic and growing program with one of our US Government customers. You will be a part of a large multi-year contract that supports our customer in systems engineering and integration across a broad portfolio of projects. You will come into a program that enjoys a close working relationship with the customer, bringing exquisite technical expertise to bear on real world problems, helping the customer execute real world missions that impact National Security on a daily basis. This close relationship, along with the program's longevity (20 years), ensures that as a new team member you will find a depth of support to grow and develop that is unmatched, all while making a difference - daily

Your role in the program will focus on program management and systems engineering support for a worldwide ground infrastructure leveraging support from multiple internal and external partnerships.  You will interact and often work side by side with senior customer managers and at times assume responsibility for maintaining forward progress on programs and projects in the absence of the customer.  Because of this, the ability to work independently and communicate robustly (both written and oral) is essential.

Qualifications

General Requirements:

• Bachelors and fourteen years experience; Masters and twelve years experience or PhD and nine or more years experience
• Strong budgetary and program planning skills
• Coordinate project interdependencies, risks, issues and opportunities
• Manage stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, maintaining engagement from inception to closeout
• Strong mentoring skills
• Ability to serve as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs
• Act as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications
• Significant experience with general RF, communications and radar systems

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology 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, civilian and intelligence 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 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.