Job ID: 2613816
Location: El Segundo, CA, US
Date Posted: 2026-06-18
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 25% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a highly experienced Systems Engineer to support Space Systems Command Space Combat Power portfolio. Position is available in El Segundo, California.
Fun stuff you will do on the job:
- Engages with developers to evaluate software simulators, engineering units, and hardware simulators through integration activities.
- Leads technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversees development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.
- Oversees payload integration and interface control management.
- Performs system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems, ground segment integration, and deployment into operations.
- Manage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders.
- Performs systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, interface definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, systems integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and development and refinement of communications concepts of operation.
- Oversees requirements verification and validation.
- Makes program risks assessments and provides actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program manager.
- Independently collaborates with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel.
Qualifications
This is you:
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Bachelor of Science and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Master's and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD and nine (9) years or more experience.
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Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and be willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
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Experience with space systems development, integration, and/or operations of DoD or other Agency (NRO, NSA, NASA, etc.).
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Experience leading systems engineering teams focused on integration of complex space and ground systems.
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Experience with system engineering processes and demonstrable expertise developing ground architectures for mission-critical systems.
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Background supporting or leveraging IMINT or SIGINT Intelligence discipline
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Demonstrated expertise in government acquisition strategies, documentation development, and full lifecycle program management.
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Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to brief government stakeholders at all levels.
Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
