Senior Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support a project located at Point Mugu, CA. 

Job responsibilities include:

• Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. 
• Analyze subsystems for applicability to O-level test program sets (TPS), listing and verifying lab test parameters on the AN/USM-406A. Collected data and test program verification during development.
• Work with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). 
• Must have extensive experience in digital Systems Engineering projects.
• Research different high-level technical approaches to meet requirements.
• Perform a formal Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR) with evaluation criteria and weights to determine the best cost-effective and maintainable solutions (e.g., commercial off-the-shelf [COTS] versus non-developmental item [NDI] design tradeoffs, engineering Analysis of Alternative [AoA], make/buy recommendation).
• Perform experimental validation or prototyping as required and submit technical data package and prototype to the AEA IPT Product Lead.
• Conduct verification/validation of the developed system that meets the technical adequacy and meets the documented system requirements.
• Select product component solutions, analyzing alternative solutions and selection criteria.
• Design system and subsystem interfaces comparing requirements to existing Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs)/Interface Design Documents (IDDs).
• Design the product or product component and perform make, buy, or reuse analysis.
• Implement the design after completing design reviews with the customer and relevant stakeholders and manage iterative changes with the Change Review Board.
• Update product support documentation, including user guides, technical manuals, training guides, and ICDs/IDDs as required.
• Prepare for integration by developing integration rationale and sequences.
• Present procedures for review and approval by the AEA IPT and relevant stakeholders.
• Develop, integrate, and install systems and components.

Qualifications

Education and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or a related technical discipline and five (5) years of experience; years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

Required skills:

• Outstanding interpersonal and management consulting service skills, including the ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to work with senior officials, to build and sustain professional networks in a diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment, and to manage competing priorities.
• Can demonstrate the use of a minimum set of engineering set tests, oscilloscopes, analyzers.
• Understanding of data design and architecture

Required clearance:

• Must have an active Secret security clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated system engineering and integration best-practices - identifying, analyzing, defining, and coordinating user, customer, and stakeholder needs and translating them into technical or operational requirements for the research, development, production, and/or procurement of processes, systems, and/or services.
• Familiar with supporting big data implementation.

Target salary range: $100,001 - $125,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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.