SAIC

GEOINT Ground Software Systems Engineer

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2 days ago
Chantilly, VA, USASenior

Responsibilities

  • Oversee GEOINT software development, integration, and delivery in coordination with government customers, SETA partners, FFRDCs, and development contractors.
  • Lead mission management portfolio tracking, including baselines, schedules, interdependencies, risks, and cost drivers.
  • Assess mission control, planning, and scheduling software capabilities across the Ground Enterprise.
  • Translate customer needs into requirements, architectures, and CONOPS for GEOINT software services.
  • Coordinate technical integration and system-level decisions across stakeholders and organizations.
  • Conduct architecture planning, technical trade studies, emerging-technology evaluations, and future software service recommendations.
  • Evaluate performance, cost, schedule, and risk impacts for existing and emerging GEOINT ground-system implementations.
  • Develop systems engineering artifacts for Statements of Work, RFPs, and acquisition documentation and support proposal evaluations.
  • Review vendor technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans for feasibility, compliance, and mission alignment.
  • Identify, analyze, and track technical and acquisition dependencies across programs and organizations.
  • Support test events, readiness reviews, and acquisition milestones.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with nine or more years of experience, master's degree with seven or more years, or PhD/JD with four or more years; relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
  • Current and active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph.
  • At least three years supporting Intelligence Community GEOINT systems or capability development.
  • Strong understanding of overhead collection, mission management architectures, and GEOINT mission systems.
  • Understanding of GEOINT user needs and operational environments.
  • Experience with IC/DoD acquisition processes, program/project management, and milestone readiness.
  • Domain knowledge in ground software, cloud-native architectures, or space development programs.
  • Ability to work independently, drive technical outcomes with limited guidance, and distill complex technical problems into clear structured formats.
  • Strong time-management and communication skills across technical, operational, and leadership audiences.

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About SAIC

10,000+ employees

SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) is a government technology integrator delivering systems engineering, enterprise IT, secure cloud, cybersecurity, C5ISR, and data analytics for U.S. defense, space, intelligence, and civilian agencies. It builds and sustains mission IT and digital engineering solutions under multi-year federal contracts and task orders. Founded in 1969, SAIC is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and is a public company traded on the NYSE under the ticker SAIC.

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