Principal Systems Engineer - Architect

Job Description

Description

SAIC has an opening for a motivated, career, and customer-oriented MagicDraw SME/Principal Systems Engineer Architect to provide Systems and Operational Architecture support onsite with the Army Futures Command (AFC) Cross-Functional Teams (CFTs) located in Warren, MI. We are supporting the architecting, analysis, and Systems Engineering solutions at the Enterprise level for multiple signature modernization efforts. This work establishes the modernization of future systems supporting the Contested Logistics (CL), Future Vertical Lift (FVL), Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV), or Synthetic Training Environment (STE) CFTs.

SAIC offers relocation assistance for candidates willing to relocate to Warren, MI.

Job Duties: 

• Identify and align requirements, derive system architecture and functional design, and identify associated risks to ensure products meet Army requirements
• Apply AFC strategy and architecture needed to support decision making
• Consolidate current and planned system architectures
• Develop architecture models to capture the holistic view of the enterprise
• Identify and define future capability and interoperability needs while working across multiple Offices and Organizations
• Identify critical architecture and system level trades
• Maintain data dictionary and data lineage across architecture components

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and zero (0) years related experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree. 

Qualifications:

• Has hands-on experience with Cameo MagicDraw.
• Experience in the development and maintenance of architecture products of Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) or the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)
• Familiar with and able to develop architecture artifacts using common modelling standards and languages (e.g. DoDAF (UPDM) Unified Modeling Language (UML), Systems Modelling Language (SysML), and Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN)
• Experience in the development and use of modeling for architecture solutions

Desired Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline
• Certified Architect (e.g. DoDAF, UAF, CSEP)
• Experience in Cameo EA or similar Enterprise Architecture Tool set
• Experience with tactical and technical fundamentals of relevant CFT, such as
  • CL: Combat logistics, supply chain distribution, total asset visibility, predictive maintenance and logistics
  • FVL:  Army aviation operations, autonomous unmanned aircraft, and Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA)
  • NGCV: Mounted combat operation, autonomous robots, and manned/unmanned teaming
  • STE: Live, virtual, and constructive training simulations and augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) systems.
• Familiar with the Joint Capability Integration and Development System (JCIDS) and/or Army Capabilities Integration and Development System (ACIDS)
• Familiarization with the US Army’s staff operating procedures and the Military Decision-Making Process

Required Clearance: 

• Must have an Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.