Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

SAIC; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer to support the Expeditionary Electromagnetic Warfare Division at NSWC Crane. The role focuses on integrating critical communication, force protection, and electromagnetic spectrum capabilities into Navy and DoD mission systems.

Responsibilities include requirements development, interfaces, verification planning, and lifecycle sustainment, with a clearance requirement and on-site work in Crane, IN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5–7 years of systems engineering, integration, requirements management, or related work.
• Ability to translate operational needs into technical requirements and solutions.
• Experience producing specifications, ICDs, requirements documents, and verification artifacts.
• Experience identifying risks and proposing mitigations.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze operational needs and develop system requirements and traceability.
• Support architectures, baselines, design alternatives, and trade studies.
• Develop and review ICDs and coordinate interfaces.
• Support lab and field integration and resolve interface issues.
• Define verification methods and support test plans and reports.
• Participate in SRR/SFR/PDR/CDR/TRR and production-readiness reviews.
• Identify technical risks and corrective actions.
• Evaluate ECPs and design changes for impacts to requirements and sustainment.
• Prepare specifications and technical reports.
• Support lifecycle activities including reliability and sustainment.

Skills

System requirements

Systems engineering

Technical writing

Analytical thinking

DoD knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

Jama

Cameo

SysML

MBSE

Job description

Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2617436 Location: Crane, IN, United States Date Posted: Sep 29, 2026 Category: Engineering and Sciences Subcategory: Systems Engineer Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes - 25% of the time Minimum Clearance Required: Interim Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI Potential for Remote Work: On-Site Benefits: Click here

Job Description

Description

Position Title: Systems Engineer Senior (536)

Position Description:

SAIC is seeking a Senior EW Systems Engineer to support the Expeditionary Electromagnetic Warfare Division at NSWC Crane. This position supports the integration of critical communication, force protection, and electromagnetic spectrum capabilities into Navy and DoD mission systems. Ultimately, by systematically identifying technical risks and managing Engineering Change Proposals, the role guarantees that EW assets remain resilient, compatible, and operationally dominant against evolving adversary threats.

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyze operational needs and develop, allocate, validate, and maintain system/subsystem requirements and traceability.
• Support system architectures, functional baselines, design alternatives, and technical trade studies.
• Develop and review Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and coordinate hardware, software, network, data, and subsystem interfaces.
• Support laboratory and field integration and resolve interface, performance, and compatibility issues.
• Define verification methods and acceptance criteria and support test plans, procedures, verification matrices, and reports.
• Participate in technical reviews including SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and production-readiness reviews.
• Identify and track technical risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, root causes, and corrective actions.
• Evaluate Engineering Change Proposals, deviations, waivers, and design changes for impacts to requirements, interfaces, test, logistics, cybersecurity, production, and sustainment.
• Prepare specifications, engineering reports, technical assessments, briefings, decision papers, and related documentation.
• Support lifecycle activities involving reliability, maintainability, supportability, obsolescence, fielding, and sustainment.

Qualifications

Education Level: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline.

Required Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of relevant systems engineering, system integration, requirements management, acquisition engineering, test and evaluation, or related experience.
• Experience developing and managing requirements and requirements traceability. Experience with system architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, validation, or qualification.
• Ability to translate operational needs into technical requirements and engineering solutions.
• Experience preparing technical products such as specifications, ICDs, requirements documents, engineering reports, verification matrices, and test documentation.
• Experience identifying technical risks and developing mitigation or corrective-action recommendations.
• Strong analytical, technical-writing, briefing, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. A minimum of an Interim Secret clearance is required to start work.

Desired Qualifications:

• DoD, Navy, NAVSEA, NSWC Crane, Army product-manager, or comparable acquisition-program experience.
• PdM FITE, force protection, Electronic Warfare, communications, or mission-system experience.
• Familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and systems-engineering technical reviews.
• Experience with IBM DOORS, Jama, Cameo, SysML, MBSE, or comparable requirements tools.
• Experience evaluating ECPs, deviations, waivers, and configuration changes.
• Experience supporting production, fielding, sustainment, reliability, maintainability, or supportability.
• Security Clearance Requirement: Secret to start. Ability and willingness to obtain TS/SCI is highly desired

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives. We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit newsroom.