Space Systems Engineer

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Space Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2612633

Location: Chantilly, VA, United States

Date Posted: May 18, 2026

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 25% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

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 Space Systems Engineer. This position is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate readiness reviews and evaluate acquisition milestone design documentation for adequacy, accuracy and completeness, and identify cost, schedule and technical risks/opportunities, provide mitigation strategies through formal and informal comments, and determine readiness to proceed to the next program phase.

• Manage requirements processes to include review, evaluation, recommendation to approve/disapprove of verification products for Segment requirements and define verification methods in concert with SPO Divisions.

• Coordinate with mission users, stakeholders, and NRO Enterprise representatives to understand user needs and higher-level allocated requirements.

• Provide the SPO interface to adjunct payload government program offices and their industry partners.

• Support the documentation and maintenance of the collection system requirements baseline in automated tools such as DOORS.

• Lead Segment verification activities; assess adequacy of developer verification data and provide recommendations to the GPOC for approval or disapproval with clear commentary demonstrating the logic for the recommendations.

• Lead on-orbit calibration and validation preparation, and execution, including training customer and other team members.

• Provide technical expertise for payload calibration techniques.

• Review, document and trace functional and interface requirements for the collection system, and coordinate with other engineers, FFRDC and developer personnel to resolve issues.

• Identify areas of risk to mission closure across collection, mission management, and mission processing.

• Support requirements activities across the NRO enterprise and with the development contractors.

• Coordinate proposed requirements changes across all SPO organizations and with mission analysis and acquisition teams to ensure completeness of review across the acquisition.

• Identify and assess segment-level impacts of new capabilities, including across specification, internal and external interfaces, and facilitate integration into the current program baseline.

• Support customer in CONOP development

• Support initialization and on-orbit calibration and validation, ground site integration, and test activities.

• Advise and mentor customer personnel regarding Segment architecture, specification, and verification and validation

• Attend Segment level design reviews and program management reviews to assess design maturity, requirements compliance and to provide informed technical recommendations to the customer.

• Review verification evidence and test reports to support space vehicle level requirement verification and Pre-Ship Review (PSR) events.

• Support technical and programmatic reviews and meetings, as required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related discipline with 14 years of relevant experience; Master''s degree in STEM desired.
• Understanding of DOD/IC satellite systems and architectures.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building, and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be independent and effective in a government/contractor team environment.
• Experience in DOD/IC acquisition and program management processes.
• Proficiency in Matlab tool operation and troubleshooting.
• Available to travel domestically and OCONUS.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 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, 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 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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