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SAIC

Senior Systems Engineer

SAIC

Senior Systems Engineer supporting the US Space Force, focusing on operational maintenance of ground-based radar systems. Responsible for planning, development, and delivery of radar hardware and software modifications.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeColorado Springs • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in systems engineering, including the design, development, and deployment of engineered solutions within DoD Life Cycle processes. Proficient in Agile methodologies and tools, with a strong focus on meeting technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Systems EngineeringAgile MethodologiesDoD Life Cycle ProcessesConfiguration ManagementActive Secret Clearance

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Hard Skills
Functional AnalysisRequirements AllocationInterface DefinitionHardware TestingSoftware TestingCybersecurityModel-Based Systems EngineeringTrade StudiesRisk ManagementTimeline Analysis
Tools & Technologies
JiraConfluenceGitlabCameo
Certifications & Qualifications
Agile CertificationSAFeSCRUM
Industry Keywords
DoD Systems EngineeringMissile Warning SystemsRadar SystemsCustom Developed HW/SWCOTS/GOTS HW/SWNational SecurityUEWRPARCSPAVE PAWSBMEWS

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
  • Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer/operational requirements into system hardware and software engineering specifications.
  • Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity or capability requirements
  • Supports large Agile or DevSecOps teams/projects, to include support to cost estimating, risk management, schedule development, and execution
  • Designs, develops, delivers and deploys engineered solutions, following DoD Life Cycle engineering processes, and/or best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years’ related experience
  • Active Secret Clearance
  • Experience with a broad range of system types: custom developed HW/SW, COTS/GOTS HW/SW, and/or specialty engineering
  • Experience with configuration and data management, hardware and software testing & evaluation of classified systems
  • Demonstrates expertise in at least one engineering field: software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, test, systems
  • Desired
  • Experience sustaining UEWR, PARCS, or other radar system such as PAVE PAWS, BMEWS, AN/TPY-2, COBRA DANE, LRDR, Aegis, etc.
  • Experience in DoD systems engineering, Model-based Systems Engineering and related areas, to include managing teams/projects delivering solutions for missile warning or other national security space mission systems
  • Agile certification (SAFe, SCRUM, etc.)
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence, Gitlab, Cameo, or similar tools

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off