Process Systems Engineer

SAIC; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a Process Systems Engineer to drive optimization, improvement, and systems thinking across the Falconer Program. You will manage lifecycle processes, requirements translation, and PLMT/tool integration with government systems.

Qualified candidates have a strong foundation in systems engineering, Lean Six Sigma, and stakeholder collaboration, with experience in SOPs, training, and cross-team communication.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering Lifecycles and process improvement (Lean, Six Sigma).
• Proven ability to evaluate complex environments for process optimization.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder consensus across functional areas and leadership levels.
• Excellent elicitation, listening, and technical writing skills.
• Hands-on in developing SOPs, process playbooks, and training material.
• Strong presentation and instructional design skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Review government requirements and design documentation for solutions.
• Oversee PLMT and lifecycle tools integration with baseline releases.
• Coordinate with software teams to translate systems requirements into deliverables.
• Interface with customers and contractors in meetings and working groups.
• Apply Lean/Six Sigma and systems-thinking to bridge operations and tech capabilities.
• Represent the program and SAIC in meetings with government and contractors.

Skills

Systems engineering

Process improvement (Lean Six Sigma)

Stakeholder alignment

Technical writing

SOPs and playbooks

Training & instructional design

Presentations

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's in Engineering

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Process Systems Engineer to join our team of the Air Operations Center Weapons System (AOC WS) Falconer Program. The ideal candidate will drive optimization, continuous improvement, and systems-level thinking across our enterprise programs. Unlike traditional IT infrastructure roles, this position focuses on engineering lifecycle management, business process re-engineering, and stakeholder requirement translation.

This position requires technical engineering experience, with a demonstrated understanding and application of systems engineering and configuration management principles and processes, mission planning/scheduling along with experience in systems engineering and sustainment of existing baselines. The position requires an understanding of data normalization and standardization, data integrity, and data and workflow identification and analysis. The successful candidate will be effective at face-to-face interaction with customers and other contractors to respond to requests for information, support technical meetings, technical interchanges and enterprise working groups.

Additionally, the candidate will provide the following modification and sustaining engineering design and analysis services in order to modify and sustain the fielding AOC WS baselines:

• Review, analyze and recommend solutions with regard to Government requirements and design documentation.


• Review, analyze and provide oversight of the Government plans, procedures and execution, provide Systems Engineering services to manage the Governments Product Lifecycle Management Tool (PLMT) or any other Government approved lifecycle tools used during the design, integration and testing of the AOC.


• Ensure that all tools used in designing, developing, integrating or testing baseline releases are integrated with the Government PLMT and other Government approved tools.


• Leverage Lean/Six Sigma principles and systems-thinking methodologies to bridge business operations and technical capabilities.


• Must be able to work independently and represent the program and SAIC at meetings and working groups with government and associate contractors.


• The candidate must be able to effectively interface with software developers and have a good understanding of how to communicate systems engineering requirements to software development teams.

Qualifications

Typical Education and Experience:

• Bachelors in Engineeringand 3-5 years or more experience; Masters Engineering 1-3 years or more experience.


• Active Secret Clearance.


• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering Lifecycles and structured process improvement frameworks (Lean, Six Sigma).


• Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex, multi-tiered technical environments from a process optimization lens.


• Proven track record facilitating stakeholder consensus across disparate functional areas and leadership tiers.


• Exceptional elicitation, active listening, and technical writing skills.


• Hands-on experience developing SOPs, process playbooks, and functional training documentation.


• Strong presentation and instructional design capabilities with technical and non-technical audiences.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.