Principal Systems Engineer

SAIC; Kirtland (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to join our team at Kirtland AFB, NM. The role focuses on MBSE-driven model-based engineering, translating customer needs into technical requirements and defining architectures for space systems.

You will conduct risk assessments, manage interfaces, and contribute to systems architecture development while supporting integration, verification, and test activities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering with 9+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree with 7+ years.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support model-based systems for a variety of systems.
• Develop and improve Systems Engineering processes for the program across all development levels.
• Communicate with all levels of the organization to determine process needs and support engineers as a MBSE SME.
• Partner with other Systems Engineers to design full life-cycle systems engineering processes including documentation, workflow automation, traceability.

Job description

Job ID 2617451

Location Kirtland AFB, NM, US

Date Posted 2026-09-30

Category Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory Systems Engineer

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required Top_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain TS/SCI

SAIC is seeking a Space Systems Engineer with Model-Based Engineering experience to join our team supporting the Space Systems Command. The ideal candidate can translate the customer’s needs into technical requirements and specifications so the team can deliver a customer focused engineering solution. In this role, the systems engineer will support development and definition, including performing risk assessments, management of interfaces, technical planning, requirements verification and involvement in systems architecture development. The selected candidate will merge MBSE and systems-of-systems engineering and integration to create MBSE models that drive integration. Additionally, the candidate needs to be experienced in providing support in systems/subsystem integration and test while working closely with program management to assure complete program integrity. This is a fast pace / high temp position working out of Kirtland, AFB New Mexico with exciting opportunities to grow your career at SAIC.

Fun stuff you will do

• Designing, developing, and supporting model-based systems to support a variety of systems.
• Developing and improving Systems Engineering processes for the program that are appropriate for all levels of system development.
• Effectively communicating with all levels of the organization to determine process needs and to support other engineers as a model-based systems SME.
• Partnering with other Systems Engineers to design full life-cycle systems engineering processes that include documentation, workflow automation, efficiency measurement, bi-directional traceability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering and 9 or more years of relevant experience; Master’s degree and 7 years of relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret or DoE Q clearance with SCI eligibility (must be eligible for SCI indoctrination within first 3 months of start date) and be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Experience with defining and executing MBSE projects.
• Familiar with MBSE tools, such as Cameo, MagicDraw or similar modeling tools.
• Familiar with DOORs Next Gen.
• Knowledge of systems engineering and integration principles and concepts.
• Ability to lead systems engineering activities that define and evolve a system of systems baseline.
• Experience with test and evaluation.

You will wow us even more if you have these skills

• Experience using MBSE tools, such as Cameo, MagicDraw or similar modeling tools.
• Experience using DOORs Next Gen.
• Ability to integrate MBSE models and other technical baseline data, including CAD, Models, and Sim.
• Experience on programs migrating systems to the cloud.
• INCOSE, MBSE, and SysML Certification.

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