SAIC has an opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer to provide engineering and technical advisory services supporting a Systems Engineering and Integration Office at Fort Belvoir, VA. SAIC seeks an experienced, highly motivated Systems Engineer with polished communication skills and expert organizational abilities. The successful applicant must provide exceptional systems engineering technical expertise and high confidence value-added judgment to advise all levels of government management from local engineer up to the Site Commander. Strong technical and thought leadership helps with the analysis of SE&I topics and subsequent recommendations on courses of action related to data collection, processing and dissemination, infrastructure systems engineering. A proactive attitude in identifying and addressing issues, providing recommendations and communicating with the customer is highly important. Specific job functions include the following:
Directly support the government in contributing to their mission success through guidance, counsel and advice.
Responsible for system engineering and technical execution of projects that cover hardware/software system development, test and final integration on customer platforms.
Provide technical review and assessment of program development and readiness activities. Coordinate recommendations with government stakeholders and support regular program status reviews.
Review documents/requirements associated with new activities and/or personnel that plan to come to site and provide analysis and recommendations to government customer.
Review documentation, represent government as required in forums that support streamlined delivery of new capabilities and standardization of integration efforts.
Ability to quickly craft briefings and talking points for the government with minimal guidance.
Ability to interface with senior government representatives through face-to-face meetings, electronic mail and briefings.
Establish and maintain close effective coordination with other Divisions, review, document, and track project progress.
Develop documents and briefings to communicate work or study status, brief government and industry as required.
Monitor government customer calendars; attend meetings with them if requested. In their absence at meetings, speak on behalf of the government as appropriate.
COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with SAIC's vaccination policy. Full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work onsite at an SAIC location. If applicable, prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Employees working onsite at a customer location must comply with customer requirements which may include mandatory vaccination, mandatory attestation regarding one's vaccination status and mandatory weekly or bi-weekly testing.
Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) fields is contractually required.
Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus.
Bachelor's STEM degree and 9+ years relevant experience in systems engineering environments required.
Active TS/SCI with current Polygraph required.
Required skills:
Extensive operational and systems engineering experience
Extensive recent familiarity with NRO missions and organizations preferred
Familiarity with systems integration standards and policies
Successful track record of project management experience with delivered systems
Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and deliverables
Ability to work independently and with a team, operate effectively with contractor, SETA, FFRDC, and Government teammates
Articulate verbal and written communicator; confident in presenting and explaining recommendations and analyses to all levels of seniority
Expert user in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SharePoint) required
Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence
COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with SAIC's vaccination policy. Full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work onsite at an SAIC location. If applicable, prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Employees working onsite at a customer location must comply with customer requirements which may include mandatory vaccination, mandatory attestation regarding one's vaccination status and mandatory weekly or bi-weekly testing. SAIC is a premier technology integrator solving our nation's modernization and readiness challenges. Our offerings across defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets include high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission outcomes. We integrate the best components from our portfolio with our partner's ecosystem to deliver innovative and effective solutions. We are 25,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, VA, SAIC has annual revenues of nearly $7.1 billion. For information, visit saic.com or Working at SAIC for benefits details. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer empowering people no matter their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We strive to create a diverse, inclusive and respectful work culture that values all.
