Digital Systems Engineering Solutions Architect

Job Description

Description

SAIC’s Innovation Factory Teams has an opening for a Digital Engineering (DE) Solutions Architect to enhance and drive implementation and sales of SAIC’s Digital Engineering offerings.  This is a Remote position and can be worked anywhere in the U.S.

The role of the DE solutions architect  is to help promote and sell Engineering Innovation Factory (EIF) Digital Engineering offerings by defining and tailoring our enterprise solutions and demonstrating the advanced technical functions of each offering and its uses and benefits to SAICs internal capture teams and programs.

This solution architect role will require an engineering sales skillset focused on providing technical advice and support to internal capture and program teams by conducting technical analysis of customer needs and requirements to determine tailored EIF offering approach and pricing including: Preparing and conducting technical sales briefings for customer and company representatives. Researching customer technical specifications and cost estimation, resources, time, and technical requirements of modifying, configuring, and installing the EIF solution. Evaluating sales proposals to ensure they are technically accurate and consistent with the organization's quality standards.  In addition:

Proposal Activities

•Responds to requests from Lead Solution Architects to provide offering-specific information for proposal Technical Solution – including custom content as needed to describe the offering in the proposal 

•Responds to requests from Cost Estimators for tailored, offering-specific pricing and delivery data need for BOE / BOM development that is not available in the commercial marketplace

•Responds to requests for information on offering historical performance

Engineering Sales Activities

•Responds to Lead Solution Architect requests for offering-specific information needed to develop the Technical Solution and related capture artifacts

•Responds to PM / CM requests for offering-specific information and provides input for customer engagement / call plans; conducts offering-specific technical discussions, presentations and demonstrations for industry and customers as requested

Post-Contract Award Activities

•Coordinate integration support and program training, and then turn over effort to the program team

General

•Researches competitor capabilities comparable to the SAIC offering, and provides written assessments to IFT / Sector

•Responds to requests from Marketing to provide offering-specific inputs for development of marketing collateral, advertising, etc.

•Responds to requests from Sector Line and BD to provide offering-specific inputs in support of sector 5/3/1, AOP, strategy and campaign plan development

•Responds to requests from Sector Line and BD to provide offering-specific demonstrations and presentations to support sector marketing, program growth and general BD activities

•Coordinates with PMs to upsell and ensure renewals

 

 

 

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Required Educations/Skills

Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of experience with some aspect of Digital Systems Engineering to include one or more of the following:

• Model Based Systems Engineering (SysML, Cameo, Rhapsody)
• Requirements Management in a Digital Environment (e.g., DNG, Jama)
• Digital IV&V Planning and Execution (e.g., RQM, iRIS,)
• Digital Thread Integration (e.g, Aras Innovator, Model Center)

.. The Successful candidate has a technical background to acquire a strong understanding of the capability and application of one or more specific Digital Engineering offerings. Proposal writing skills. Superior communication skills, with ability to present and demonstrate offerings as part of client engagement pre-sales and sales.  Ability to quickly absorb and elicit information on customer needs, interact with customers in real-time and influence their understanding of SAIC offerings. Superior writing skills, to tailor offering-specific marketing content for use in white papers, RFI responses, etc. Applicant must demonstrate high energy, initiative and commitment.

Duties

• Lead offering-specific demonstrations and presentations to support sector marketing, program growth and general BD activities
• Provides offering-specific information to/for:
  • Development of marketing collateral, advertising, etc.
  • Support strategy and campaign plan development
  • Develop the technical solution and related capture artifacts
  • Customer engagement / call plans; conducts offering-specific technical discussions, presentations and demonstrations for industry and customers as requested
  • Proposal technical solution – including custom content as needed to describe the offering in the proposal 
  • Pricing and delivery data needed for BOE / BOM development
  • Historical performance
• Coordinates with PMs to upsell and ensure renewals
• Delivers integration support and program training
• Researches competitor capabilities comparable to the SAIC offering, and provides written assessments

Target salary range: $150,001 - $175,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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 more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.