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Highlights
Maintain technical cognizance across a broad GEOINT mission processing portfolio, tracking baselines, schedules, dependencies, risks, and cost drivers to ensure program success. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Chantilly, VA |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $160,001–$200,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Website | https://jobs.saic.com/ |
Description
Electro Optical Engineer
Job ID: 2617008
Location: Chantilly, VA, United States
Date Posted: Sep 18, 2026
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
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Job Description
Description
SAIC is seeking a Electro‑Optical (EO) Engineer to join SAIC's Prime SETA program in Chantilly, VA supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED).
In this role, you will also serve as a trusted technical advisor driving the development and modernization of next‑generation EO GEOINT mission processing capabilities. You will collaborate closely with government leaders, development contractors, and mission partners to shape resilient, high‑performance solutions that directly support national security priorities.
Key Responsibilities to include:
- Advance EO resiliency initiatives by evaluating emerging technologies, identifying vulnerabilities, and guiding mission‑enhancing solutions in partnership with IC stakeholders.
- Maintain technical cognizance across a broad GEOINT mission processing portfolio, tracking baselines, schedules, dependencies, risks, and cost drivers to ensure program success.
- Oversee Prime Contractor development efforts, providing technical insight and ensuring software development, integration, and testing activities align with government requirements and mission objectives.
- Advise senior and mid‑level government leadership on architectural decisions, investment strategies, acquisition priorities, and risk assessments shaping the future Ground Enterprise.
- Develop and coordinate Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) for new capabilities, ensuring alignment across mission threads and stakeholder organizations.
- Define enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements that guide the development of modern, scalable GEOINT processing applications.
- Conduct performance assessments and deliver cost, schedule, and risk impact analyses for current and future Ground architecture implementations.
- Evaluate vendor proposals and technical documentation, assessing design artifacts for alignment with mission needs, technical standards, and acquisition best practices.
Qualifications
Required Education & Experience
- Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
- Experience with Electro‑Optical systems, including tasking, command & control, collection, mission processing, or dissemination.
- Domain knowledge in Ground Software, Space Development Programs, or Mission Operations.
- Experience supporting requirements development and definition activities.
- Strong organizational, time‑management, and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information across diverse customer and corporate audiences.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office tool suite.
Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
SAIC is a premier mission 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, intelligence, and civilian 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 23,000 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 $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
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About Company
SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, 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 a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.