SETA Systems Engineer

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Systems Engineer to support a high-priority customer program with national security significance. The role requires active TS/SCI with Poly clearance and extensive systems engineering experience to review vendor deliverables, write requirements, and support release testing.

You will work independently yet collaborate with teammates, demonstrate attention to detail, and adapt to evolving mission needs.

Qualifications

• Must already hold a TS/SCI and Poly in order to be considered.
• 9 years of Systems Engineering/SETA experience
• Ability to review and provide technical feedback on vendor deliverables and products such as PDRs, CDRs, user guides, derived requirements, and test documents
• Ability to write requirements to support new releases or upgrades for vendor products, mostly for software products
• Ability to support release testing as a representative of the customer to ensure new releases meet their design objectives
• Ability to support activities related to the customer's governance and approval process to facilitate new product releases
• Ability to travel periodically to domestic locations to support program technical meetings and testing activities
• Ability to capture notes from technical meetings to communicate actions and outcomes
• Ability to quickly learn the technical nuances of the customer's program to support exchanges with mission partners and the development of inputs to support operations

Skills

Clearance TS/SCI with Poly

Systems Engineering / SETA experience

Technical feedback & reviews

Requirements writing for vendor apps

Release testing support

Governance & approvals coordination

Technical note capture & communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience

Degree in a technical field (engineering, telecom, etc)

Job description

Description

SAIC has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Systems Engineer to support a high-priority customer program with national security significance. In this role you will apply your background to help the customer execute engineering efforts in support of operational objectives. You must be able to operate independently, being self-driven to meet the requirements of the position, but must also be able to work well with other team members. Excellent attention to detail, responsiveness to customers, and support flexibility are key. Telecommunications background is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must already hold a TS/SCI and Poly in order to be considered
• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience can be substituted for the degree
• 9 years of Systems Engineering/SETA experience
• Ability to review and provide technical feedback on vendor deliverables and products such as Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, user guides, derived requirements, and test documents
• Ability to write requirements to support new releases or upgrades for vendor products, mostly for software products
• Ability to support release testing as a representative of the customer to ensure new releases meet their design objectives
• Ability to support activities related to the customer's governance and approval process to facilitate new product releases
• Ability to travel periodically to domestic locations to support program technical meetings and testing activities
• Ability to capture notes from technical meetings to communicate actions and outcomes
• Ability to quickly learn the technical nuances of the customer's program to support exchanges with mission partners and the development of inputs to support operations

Desired

• Experience in the telecommunications/networks field
• Degree in a technical field (e.g. engineering, telecommunications, etc)

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.