SIGINT – Low Senior Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

Join a winning team!  SAIC’s National Security Customer Group (NSCG) is currently hiring for a customer within the Intelligence Community (IC) in Chantilly, VA. This customer is responsible for designing, building, and operating national security-related systems based in space, in the air, and on the ground. SAIC is a strong company providing opportunities for energetic individuals with a strong desire to expand their knowledge while increasing their responsibilities.

SAIC has an opening for a senior systems engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) services to an IC customer. The customer organization we support provides the enterprise architecting, analysis, and systems engineering solutions that determine the current and future national space systems.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Working across multiple Directorates and Offices to identify and define future space capability needs

• Frequent interaction with government, SETA, FFRDC, and external stakeholders

• Identifying and defining future space capability needs

• Identifying key architecture and system level trades

• Developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) for new capabilities and coordinating them across the affected organizations

• Developing enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements

• Originate and manage the Request for Change (RFC) process as it relates to updating requirement baselines

• Preparing briefings for senior decision makers

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline with at least 14 years of relevant experience

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

• Familiar with current and future SIGINT satellite, airborne, and ground collection systems to include current and future processing capabilities

• Experience with capability and requirements hierarchy to include JCDs, ECDs, SOCs, etc.

• Proven experience with analysis, exploitation, processing and reporting of SIGINT data

• Proven experience with IC customer missions and capabilities relative to space and ground

• Proficient in analysis of SIGINT geolocation to include single and multi-site, single and multiple platform, time difference of arrival, frequency difference of arrival, phase difference of arrival, and angle of arrival

• Proficient in analysis of the collection and processing of weapon system telemetry and range instrumentation signals

• Working knowledge of SIGINT systems to include command & control, collection, mission processing, and dissemination as well as associated compliance policies

• Proven experience in requirements development and definition activities to include stakeholder engagement and customer needs elicitation

• Proven experience in core systems engineering and analysis disciplines to include lifecycle engineering readiness and processes

• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and energetic environment

• Strong oral and written communication skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline

• Experience with IC customer’s RFC process and the Engineering Review Board process

• Systems Tool Kit (STK) certification

• Experience with RF and antenna design and development

• Experience in systems modeling/tool methodologies (e.g., Rhapsody, UAF, and SysML applications)

• Prior US military and/or IC customer experience

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator solving our nation's most complex modernization and readiness challenges. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission solutions. Using our expertise in existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions. We are 25,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has pro forma annual revenues of nearly $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom. For SAIC benefits information, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability