GEOINT Radar Engineer

GEOINT Radar Engineer

Job ID: 2614501

Location: Chantilly, VA, United States

Date Posted: Jul 13, 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 GEOINT Radar Engineer to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) services for a critical position on an SAIC's Prime Program, supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED).

As the GEOINT Radar Engineer you will provide technical support to facilitate the development of GEOINT capabilities cooperatively with development contractors and mission partners to optimize mission success. You will also actively perform engineering and analysis to ensure programs successfully develop and deliver core mission processing services in all phases of the acquisition life cycle.

Job Duties to include:

• Retain cognizance of a wide variety of GEOINT mission processing projects including technical baseline, project schedules, dependencies, risks, and cost
• Advise Senior and Mid-Level managers on architectural decisions to include investment strategies, acquisition portfolio priorities, risk assessment of project execution
• Interface directly with development Prime Contractors in the role of oversight, monitoring of software development and integration activities and ensuring alignment with Government requirements and objectives
• Operate side-by-side with Program staff comprised of world class System Engineers, Acquisition Engineers, and Domain Experts to lead the customer in acquiring modern processing applications.
• Conduct Strategic planning for both mission architecture needs (technical trade studies, definition of future architecture planning, software service recommendations etc.) and programmatic (Program
• Developing enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements
• Accomplish performance assessment and provide estimates of cost, schedule, and risk impacts to existing Ground architecture implementations
• Provide technical and cost assessment of vendor proposals, review technical reports, design artifacts and program plans
• Work with the IC customer to advance resiliency activities/initiatives in RF technology

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of relevant experience; Master's degree and 7+ years; PhD/JD and 4+ years. Relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Poly
• Experience in Radar/RF phenomenology specific to collection and processing methodology
• Experience in Radar/RF systems to include tasking, command & control, collection, mission processing, or dissemination
• Experience in requirements development and definition activities
• Experience with IC, DoD, and/or commercial space architectures, systems and/or operations/Domain knowledge in Ground Software, Space Development Programs or Mission Operations programs
• Familiarity with MS Office tool suite
• Strong organizational, time-management, and verbal / written communication skills, able to convey information across multiple customer and corporate audiences

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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