GEOINT Systems Engineer ATO

Saic; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a GEOINT Systems Engineer for the Aretuza program in Chantilly, VA. You will analyze concepts, baselining capabilities, advise on architecture, requirements, interfaces, and test readiness, while coordinating with government staff and contractors.

You will ensure alignment with GEOINT mission goals, support SB-AMTI objectives, and participate in design, development, and evaluation plans across the acquisition lifecycle. Significant collaboration with senior stakeholders is expected.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Experience in GEOINT systems, space and ground architecture, mission control and processing.
• Knowledge of IC/DoD system acquisition and program management.
• Strong GEOINT systems engineering knowledge for Airborne Battle Management.
• Experience developing or supporting GEOINT processing capabilities.
• Domain knowledge in ground software, space development programs, or mission operations.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability.
• Experience supporting IC programs.
• Able to communicate with senior decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development contractors, government staff, and customers on GEOINT systems engineering and acquisition functions for mission processing.
• Oversee and monitor software development and integration activities to align with requirements and objectives.
• Support the development and delivery of core mission processing services across the acquisition lifecycle.
• Maintain awareness of GEOINT projects’ baselines, schedules, dependencies, risks, and costs.
• Advise leadership on architectural decisions, investment priorities, and risk assessments.
• Plan mission architecture, trade studies, and future architecture definition; support budgeting and schedules.
• Assess impact on performance, cost, schedule, and risk for ground architectures.

Skills

GEOINT systems engineering

DoD IC acquisition processes

Requirements management and traceab

Communication with senior decision mak

Ground/space architecture knowledge

C2 and battlespace management

Self-motivated with minimal guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree with related experience

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking GEOINT Systems Engineer to support SAIC’s Prime Program, Aretuza in Chantilly, VA. Aretuza is a SETA program, supporting the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED).

As the GEOINT Systems Engineer you will interact daily with senior government and Program staff to analyze new concepts and technologies; support the definition and baselining of new capabilities and/or enhancements; advise on all aspects of System Engineering analysis (architecture, requirements, Concept of Operations (CONOPs), interfaces, schedule, and dependency identification); test support, and provide Readiness Event support.

Responsibilities to include

• Collaborate daily with development contractors, government program personnel, and customers on systems engineering and acquisition functions for GEOINT collection, mission management, and mission processing.
• Provide oversight and monitor software development and integration activities, ensuring alignment with government requirements and objectives.
• Perform engineering and analysis to support the successful development and delivery of core mission processing services throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
• Maintain cognizance of GEOINT mission projects, including technical baselines, schedules, dependencies, risks, and costs.
• Advise senior and mid-level managers on architectural decisions, investment strategies, acquisition priorities, and project risk assessments.
• Conduct strategic planning for mission architecture (e.g., technical trade studies, future architecture definition, software service recommendations) and programmatic needs (e.g., budgeting, cost estimation, acquisition schedules).
• Assess performance, cost, schedule, and risk impacts on existing ground architecture implementations.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and review technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans.
• Coordinate program activities to align with strategic priorities and performance standards.
• Serve as the Thread's primary Space Based-Air Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) POC.
• Coordinate with the Thread Lead, SB-AMTI systems integration, test, and readiness activities
• Serves a pLEO Thread advocate for SB-AMTI mission capabilities and understanding how they contribute mission value
• SME for SB-AMTI and derive requirements from source documents (SOCs, RFCs, Solution Epics), for traceability and testability across architecture, interfaces, and ICDs.
• Attend and represent as the primary SB-AMTI Thread advocate supporting the Thread Lead
• Define and write SB-AMTI Solution Functional Outlines and Solution Epics.
• Design, develop, and implement test and evaluation plans to ensure delivery of ground systems supporting SB-AMTI.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• 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. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Experience in GEOINT systems, including space and ground architecture, mission control, and mission processing functions.
• Knowledge/ Experience in IC/DoD system acquisition, including roles, processes, and project/program management.
• Strong GEOINT systems engineering knowledge and background significant to Airborne Battle Management.
• Experience in developing or supporting the development of processing capabilities for GEOINT systems.
• Domain knowledge in ground software, space development programs, or mission operations.
• General knowledge in the motion target indicator (MTI) data types and utility.
• Understanding and experience in command and control (C2) and battlespace management.
• Self-motivated and able to communicate effectivity with senior decision makers.
• Experience in requirements management and traceability.
• Ability to advocate for mission capabilities and understanding how they contribute to mission value.
• Experience in designing, developing, and implementing, test and evaluations plans.
• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC) programs.
• Self-motivated professional capable of executing tasks with minimal guidance.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and verbal / written communication skills, able to convey information across multiple customer and corporate audiences.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.