Acquisitions Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2616180

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-27

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE


Description


SAIC has an opening for top talent to join our team supporting a joint program office customer at the NRO as a full-time Acquisitions Systems Engineer. The position is in a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) functional role. Qualified candidates must have a current TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.


The successful applicant must provide technical expertise, continuity of effort and value-added judgment to advise customers on the acquisition of a satellite program. Daily activities include:
Managing multiple program mechanisms to ensure program success
Identify opportunities for resolving program/project issues, and recommend technical approach and management controls that need to be employed to meet the technical performance and schedule requirements for the life cycle management of the program/project
Participate in requirements change processes to mitigate possible technical, schedule, and cost impacts
Provide knowledge and expertise on the readiness process to include an understanding of entry and exit criteria
Build plans, schedules, and conduct integration of projects/programs
Identify programmatic risks and formulate mitigation strategies to help minimize program's impact
Contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques, and approaches to address future needs

Qualifications


EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: STEM degree - Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; or nine (9) years of experience in lieu of a degree; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Experience may be considered in lieu of education

Required experience and skills:
Possess knowledge of systems engineering standards and best practices, including the systems engineering "V"
Possess knowledge of DoD and / or NRO acquisition processes
Proven ability to manage programmatic mechanisms, e.g. risk and opportunity management board (ROMB), engineering review board (ERB)
Demonstrated ability to conduct analysis and evaluations of contractor technical solutions and schedule impacts
Aptitude in preparing analytical aids, briefings, reports and presentations
Skilled / comfortable working in high-tempo environment, able to be flexible and to adjust to dynamic technical and/or fiscal challenges

Desired experience and skills:
Previous experience in an Intelligence Community SETA role
Previous experience as a Systems Engineer
Ability to assess/analyze requirements versus budget, and ability to recommend alternatives that fit within given budget
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical users / customers
Excellent technical writing and oral communication skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Project

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .