Acquisition Systems Engineer Principal

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking an Acquisition Systems Engineer Principal to provide SETA support to Landmark AOS in Chantilly, VA. This role focuses on acquisition of multi-INT software services and cloud-based developments, guiding government managers in acquisition and operation.

The candidate will lead program management and technical efforts, develop acquisition strategies, and collaborate with government and partners to enable innovative capabilities and efficient, automated multi-INT collection.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with extensive years of experience in acquisition and program management.
• Active Top-Secret Clearance with Polygraph is required.
• 7+ years of IC acquisition cycle, requirements and budgeting experience.
• Experience managing software development programs and related documentation.
• Familiarity with traditional/non-FAR vehicles (IDIQ, OTA, etc.) is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication in high-tempo environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide program management and technical engineering support to manage multi-INT software acquisitions across the life-cycle.
• Develop acquisition strategies, artifacts, and participate in proposal evaluations as needed.
• Support oversight of development contractors with roadmaps and documentation to implement strategies.
• Collaborate with government, SETA, and industry partners on future ground architecture concepts.
• Lead interchanges, resolve issues, and advise on automated multi-INT collection orchestration and sensemaking.
• Derive requirements and produce corresponding documentation at enterprise, system, and interface levels.
• Apply analyses to identify technical debt and efficiency trade-offs for cloud-based designs.
• Support agile process evolution across government teams, contractors, and stakeholders.

Skills

Program management

Acquisition lifecycle

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD or JD

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job ID 2615902

Location Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted 2026-08-20

Category Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory Systems Engineer

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Acquisition Systems Engineer Principal to provide SETA support to SAIC’s Prime Program, Landmark AOS in Chantilly, VA. Landmark AOS is a large SETA program, supporting the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle. The cquisition Systems Engineer Principal will provide specialized expertise supporting the acquisition of multi-intelligence (multi-INT) software services. SAIC’s client is tasked with leading the integration of mission focused tools to foster increased efficiency, automation, and information sharing. In this role the Acquisition Systems Engineer will assist and advise Government managers responsible for acquisition and operation of a variety of Cloud-based developments.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide program management and technical engineering support to the Government customer to manage multi-INT software application acquisitions; evaluate cost, performance, schedule, and risks throughout the program life-cycle
• Develop acquisition strategies, generate artifacts, and support proposal evaluation as needed
• Provide program management analysis and documentation supporting oversight of and engagements with development contractors, including developing technical roadmaps and the acquisition strategies/documentation to implement them.
• Strategize with government, SETA, and industry partners to conceptualize and prove out a future ground architecture to drive the customer's new space architecture
• Lead technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities for automated multi-INT collection orchestration and sensemaking.
• Derive enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface level requirements and work with the team to develop the corresponding documentation
• Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design
• Support agile process evolution across Government teams, development contractors, user engagement teams, and stakeholders

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience.
• Active Top-Secret Clearance with Polygraph
• 7+ years of experience with the IC acquisition cycle, requirements processes, budgetary practices, and acquisition documentation.
• Knowledge related to managing technical, cost and schedule performance of software development programs.
• Experience with traditional/non-FAR acquisition vehicles a plus (IDIQ, BAA, OTA, etc.)
• Demonstrated capability and success working in team environments.
• Strong oral and written communications ability on significant technical matters often requiring coordination within a high-tempo environment.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office applications.

Target salary range $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.