GEOINT Ground Radar Systems Engineer: Drive Mission Impact

Socket.dev; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a GEOINT GroundRADAR Systems Engineer to provide SETA services for a high-priority program supporting the NRO Ground Enterprise Directorate. The role entails technical advisory and engineering support to ensure development and delivery of core mission processing services through the acquisition life cycle.

You will interface with development contractors and mission partners, oversee technical baselines, risk and cost, and advise on architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• BA with 9+ years experience; MA with 7+ years; PhD/JD with 4+ years.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Poly.
• Experience in Radar/RF phenomenology.
• Experience with IC/DoD and space architectures.
• Familiarity with MS Office tool suite.
• Strong organizational, communication skills across audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee GEOINT mission processing projects incl. baseline, schedules, dependencies, risks and cost.
• Advise on architectural decisions, investment priorities, and risk assessment of project execution.
• Interface with Prime Contractors to monitor software development and ensure alignment with requirements.
• Collaborate with System Engineers and Domain Experts to lead customers in acquiring modern processing applications.
• Lead strategic planning for mission architecture needs and program requirements.
• Develop enterprise, system, functional, performance and interface requirements.
• Provide cost, schedule and risk estimates to ground architecture implementations.
• Assess vendor proposals, review reports and program plans for technical merit.
• Support resiliency initiatives in RF technology with IC customers.

Skills

Radar/RF phenomenology

Radar/RF systems

Requirements development

Space architectures

IC/DoD knowledge

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD/JD

Job description

SAIC is seeking a GEOINT GroundRADAR Systems Engineer to provide SETA services for a high-priority program supporting the NRO Ground Enterprise Directorate. The role entails technical advisory and engineering support to ensure development and delivery of core mission processing services through the acquisition life cycle.

You will interface with development contractors and mission partners, oversee technical baselines, risk and cost, and advise on architectural decisions.