Senior Systems Engineer

Saic; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Washington, DC seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to act as an Acquisition Specialist. You will support a major system acquisition, ensure technical requirements, and manage risks to balance cost and schedule for a timely transition to operations.

You will use DoD/IC acquisition knowledge, participate in reviews, assist with cost estimates, and help craft acquisition plans and statements of work. TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of DoD/IC acquisitions experience.
• Experience in large programs that achieved major milestones in the past 5 years.
• TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored systems engineering services with DoD/IC acquisitions expertise.
• Develop and maintain baseline capability needs and requirements.
• Participate in project reviews and document meeting minutes with action tracking.
• Support the program cost group with formal cost estimates and assessments.
• Assist acquisition strategy formulation, plans, and related documentation.
• Assist with contract management and review of contract deliverables.
• Formulate Technical Direction Letters and review contract financial plans.

Skills

DoD acquisitions

IC acquisitions

Risk management

Acquisition planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

9+ years DoD/IC acquisitions experience

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to act as an Acquisition Specialist in Washington, DC.

This position is supporting a major system acquisition so technical requirements and validation from an engineering perspective is mandatory. Dealing with vendors developing systems of systems for future integration. Driving solutions and identifying risks as well as risk mitigation while minimizing/balancing technical cost and schedule all leading to a timely acquisition and transition to operational use.

In this role you will:

• Provide tailored systems engineering services with an expert level understanding of DoD and IC acquisitions processes

• Develop, update and maintain baseline configuration of capability needs and requirements

• Participate in periodic reviews of project status to include system reviews, design reviews, quarterly and monthly performance reviews providing formal minutes of the meeting and tracking action items assigned

• Support the program cost group as necessary in their conduct of formal cost estimates and assessments

• Apply critical thinking to assist with the formulation of acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, J&A documentation, etc

• Assist with the management of contracts

• Review of Contract Deliverables. (CDRL's)

• Formulate and process Technical Direction Letters

• Perform review of contract financial plans and spend plans

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Shall have Bachelor's degree and 9 years' (minimum) experience with DoD and/or IC acquisitions. Additional years' experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Shall have recent experience (within past 5 years) supporting a large program that achieved a major milestone
• TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a polygraph

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