SETA Systems Engineer

Saic; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Sterling, VA seeks a Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) to provide direct customer support on a critical development effort. You will translate system-level requirements into ICDs, manage the IMS, and coordinate with multiple vendors to keep the program on schedule.

Responsibilities include leading the Interface Working Group, maintaining program documentation in Confluence, and developing system requirements with SMEs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading vendor coordination, interface control, and IMS scheduling.
• Proficiency with MS Project and change-control processes.

Responsibilities

• Translate system-level requirements into ICDs and ensure conformance.
• Serve as program point of contact for vendor inquiries and changes.
• Maintain the IMS and schedule with vendor milestones.
• Maintain Confluence repository with version control and access.
• Chair the Interface Working Group and manage vendor participation.
• Develop system requirements with SMEs and stakeholders.
• Translate CONOPS into technical requirements for vendors.
• Review designs across all phases against architecture.
• Support verification/validation test plans and reviews.
• Provide status reports and risk assessments.

Skills

Systems engineering

Vendor coordination

Interface control

IMS management

Change control

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Confluence

MBSE tools

Job description

Description

Are you a highly motivated Systems Engineer looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact? SAIC has an immediate opening for an innovative Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) to provide direct customer support on a critical development effort. This opportunity is part of a dynamic team where your engineering expertise and solution-oriented mindset will drive key system development projects from inception through delivery. Join SAIC and lead the charge in a pivotal role that rewards initiative, innovation, and mission drive. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about driving projects to success, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Translate system-level requirements into government authored ICDs, retain full control over content, versioning, and distribution, verify that every ICD conforms to the approved architecture and requirements baseline
• Serves as the program point of contact for all industry partner technical inquiries, schedule-change requests, and interface clarifications
• Work closely with other SETA to confirm that each ICD, change request, and integration activity aligns with the system architecture and the established requirements baseline before release
• Build, maintain and update the integrated master schedule (IMS) in MS Project to reflect all vendor contract milestones and cross-vendor dependencies; refresh the schedule weekly with vendor inputs and highlight any open integration issues or milestone shifts
• Maintain the project Confluence space that houses all program documents; enforce version control, access permissions, and ensure the repository remains updated
• Maintain the official program calendar; schedule all required program meetings, circulate agendas, ensure appropriate participants are invited, record minutes, and distribute action items promptly
• Capture every action item generated in meetings or change control discussions in a centralized tracker; assign owners, set due dates, monitor status weekly, and report outstanding items in the integration-status briefing to the Program Manager
• Chair the project Interface Working Group with responsibilities including setting the agenda, capturing actions/minutes, and controlling vendor participation to protect competitive equity
• Facilitate stakeholder contribution by distributing draft deliverables early enough to allow substantive feedback; capture, track, and document all stakeholder inputs, dispositions, and rationales; maintain transparent communications so that stakeholder concerns are addressed promptly and incorporated into deliverables
• Develop system requirements in collaboration with SMEs and stakeholders
• Analyze mission-level objectives and translate into clear, stakeholder-oriented operational plans (CONOPS)
• Derive stakeholder CONOPS into technical system requirements for delivery to system development vendors
• Strategically review developer's systems designs throughout all phases, including conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs
• Collaborate on verification and validation test plans and reviews to ensure systems meet customer objectives
• Provide insightful status reports, risk assessments, and identification of opportunities for multiple customer stakeholders

Qualifications

• Must currently hold a TS/SCI and Poly in order to be considered
• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering field (Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, other)
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, and 5 or more years of technical experience on large, multi-vendor government development programs; proven record of leading vendor coordination, interface control, and integration-schedule management
• Demonstrated experience establishing and enforcing government-owned baseline controls (ICDs, IMS, issue logs) and a formal change control process
• Experience supporting $100 million or larger government acquisitions with knowledge of OCI mitigation requirements, government data-rights, and IP considerations
• Proficiency with MS Project (schedule development/maintenance), strong ICD development capabilities, strong competence in action item tracking; MBSE tool experience preferred
• Proven ability to chair multi-vendor technical working groups, produce clear briefings and reports for senior decision makers, exercise independent technical judgement, and proactively surface and resolve issues
• Experience on system development projects of autonomous vehicles is preferred
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Systems Engineer on complex development projects involving hardware and software
• Demonstrated ability translating customer needs into technical requirements for delivery to vendors and system developers
• Experience gathering, implementing, tracking, verifying, and validating system requirements
• Ability to multitask and produce high-quality products under tight deadlines
• Demonstrated initiative and flexibility to work both individually and in a team environment with limited oversight
• Effective organizational, written, and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with other components to communicate processes and procedures, and facilitate program requirements
• Outstanding customer service skills to meet high demand requirements

Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.