Acquisitions Systems Engineer

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks systems engineering, acquisition, and program integration support to Government customers in R&D, prototype, test, transition, and related acquisition activities. Supports lifecycle engineering, requirements management, acquisition documentation, program tracking, metrics development, and coordination across Government, contractor, and mission partner organizations.

Serves as an advisor to Government program offices, providing technical insight, programmatic guidance, and decision

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required.
• Demonstrated experience with DoD and IC acquisition, budget, and contracting processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, analytical, acquisition, and programmatic support to Government program offices and leadership.
• Lead or support development and maintenance of SOWs, PWSs, and other program documents.
• Maintain collaboration tools, track action items, and manage artifact documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Acquisition management

Program management

Technical writing

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9+ years experience

Master's degree + 7+ years experience

PhD or JD + 4+ years experience

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Description

SAIC seeks systems engineering, technical, acquisition, and program integration support to Government customers in the execution of research, development, prototype, test, transition, and related acquisition activities. Supports lifecycle engineering, requirements management, acquisition documentation, program tracking, metrics development, and coordination across Government, contractor, and mission partner organizations. Serves as an advisor to Government program offices, providing technical insight, programmatic guidance, and decision support in complex mission environments.

Functional Responsibilities

• Provide technical, analytical, acquisition, and programmatic support to Government program offices, technical leads, and leadership.
• Support systems engineering activities throughout the system lifecycle, including concept development, requirements analysis, technical planning, integration, testing, transition, and sustainment-related documentation.
• Lead or support the development, review, and maintenance of program and acquisition documentation, including Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), white papers, requirements documents, task descriptions, meeting minutes, technical assessments, cost evaluation inputs, and decision support materials.
• Support acquisition planning and contract execution activities in accordance with Government processes and requirements, including source selection support, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) inputs, and contract closeout activities.
• Maintain and administer collaboration, workflow, and documentation tools, including Confluence and JIRA, to support program execution, action tracking, and artifact management.
• Support requirements management, traceability, and documentation control for technical and programmatic artifacts across multiple efforts.
• Develop, assess, and maintain program metrics, dashboards, status reporting products, action item trackers, risk and issue logs, and lessons learned repositories.
• Develop executive-level briefings, technical summaries, training materials, educational content, user guides, and reference materials for Government stakeholders and mission partners.
• Manage attendance and marketing of government provided training courses, ensuring students receive necessary information.
• Liaison with offsite facility used to host training, coordinating to ensure seating and audio-visual support is available.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including Government organizations, contractors, DoD and IC partners, military organizations, academic institutions, and research entities, as required.
• Provide advisory support to identify program risks, integration challenges, process gaps, and opportunities to improve mission execution.
• Perform other related systems engineering, acquisition, and program support duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph
• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience
• Demonstrated experience with DoD and IC acquisition, budget, and contracting processes
• Demonstrated experience with program management functions, including technical, schedule, cost, risk, and closeout management
• Demonstrated experience providing SETA, systems engineering, technical advisory, or program management support to Government customers
• Knowledge of system lifecycle processes, systems engineering principles, and requirements management practices
• Experience preparing, reviewing, and coordinating technical and programmatic documentation
• Strong proficiency in Confluence and JIRA administration and use for workflow, documentation, and action tracking
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and provide leadership across assigned efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated senior-level experience providing SETA, systems engineering, technical advisory, or program management support to Government customers
• Experience supporting USG programs or customers
• Experience supporting source selections, technical evaluations, or acquisition planning activities
• Experience developing training materials for military or Government audiences
• Experience coordinating with DoD, IC, military, academic, or R&D organizations
• Experience supporting executive-level briefings, decision forums, and senior leadership engagements

Core Competencies

• Systems engineering support
• Acquisition and contract documentation support
• Requirements management and traceability
• Program integration and stakeholder coordination
• Technical writing and executive-level documentation
• Metrics, performance tracking, and reporting
• Risk, issue, and lessons learned management
• Government advisory support

Professional Qualities

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with senior Government personnel, mission partners, and contractors
• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and in a team environment
• Flexible and adaptable in a dynamic mission setting
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.