Senior Digital Engineer

SAIC; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to drive technical solutions for complex problems in advanced systems development. This role leads requirements analysis, architecture design, integration, and testing while collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams on mission-critical projects.

Location is Boulder, CO or Dayton, OH. The candidate will coordinate with program offices, end-users, and SW teams to deliver MOSA-based solutions, document concepts, and operate in an Agile environment with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience leading complex projects.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience in requirements analysis, system design, and integration.
• Agile development experience and SE best practices.
• Knowledge of DoD processes and standards, including classified systems.
• Master’s degree or MBA with technical credentials.
• 10+ years of experience across space, C4ISR, or AI/ML integration.
• Familiarity with MBSE tools like Cameo Systems Modeler.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, detail, and document operational concepts and stakeholder needs for MOSA architecture hosting high-performance data processing applications.
• Develop and analyze system requirements addressing stakeholder needs.
• Support SW teams in designing architectures meeting requirements and customer concepts of operations.
• Coordinate with integration, verification, and test teams for requirements verification and validation.
• Document operational concepts, stakeholder needs, system requirements, and architecture using MBSE tools.
• Mentor staff and drive process improvements within the systems engineering team.

Skills

Requirements analysis

System design

Integration

Agile development

MBSE familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Master's degree or MBA with technical credentials

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking Senior Systems Engineer to drive technical solutions for complex problems in advanced systems development. This role requires a highly motivated individual to lead system requirements analysis, architecture design, integration, and testing while collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to execute mission-critical projects. This role supporting the U.S. Space Force’s Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) mission area ground segment interfaces with both a prime contractor and USSF stakeholders to deploy next-generation OPIR capabilities. Location is either in Boulder, Colorado or Dayton, Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Coordination with the acquisition program office and operational end-users to elicit, detail, and document operational concepts and stakeholder needs for the operation of a MOSA architecture hosting high-performance data processing applications.

• Development and analysis of system requirements which address identified stakeholder needs.

• Support to SW development teams in the design of system architectures which meet established requirements and align with customer concepts of operations.

• Coordination with integration, verification, and test teams to support requirements verification and validation.

• Managing the documentation of operational concepts, stakeholder needs, system requirements, and system architecture using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools

• Staff mentoring and process improvement within the systems engineering team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in systems engineering with a strong track record of leading complex projects.

• Active Secret Clearance

• Demonstrated expertise in requirements analysis, system design, and integration.

• Experience in working within an Agile development environment and applying systems engineering best practices.

• Knowledge of DoD processes and standards, including working with classified systems.

• Master’s degree in a technical field or MBA with technical credentials.

• 10+ years of relevant experience across multiple domains, including space systems, C4ISR, or AI/ML integration.

• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo Systems Modeler or similar.

Desired

• Master’s degree in a technical field or MBA with technical credentials.

• 10+ years of relevant experience across multiple domains, including space systems, C4ISR, or AI/ML integration.

• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo Systems Modeler or similar.

• Certifications such as INCOSE CSEP, PMP, or related are a plus.

Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability