Senior Digital Engineer

SAIC is seeking Senior Systems Engineer to drive technical solutions for complex problems in advanced systems development. This role requires a highly motivated individual to lead system requirements analysis, architecture design, integration, and testing while collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to execute mission-critical projects. This role supporting the U.S. Space Force’s Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) mission area ground segment interfaces with both a prime contractor and USSF stakeholders to deploy next-generation OPIR capabilities. Location is either in Boulder, Colorado or Dayton, Ohio.

Responsibilities:

• Coordination with the acquisition program office and operational end-users to elicit, detail, and document operational concepts and stakeholder needs for the operation of a MOSA architecture hosting high-performance data processing applications. 

• Development and analysis of system requirements which address identified stakeholder needs. 

• Support to SW development teams in the design of system architectures which meet established requirements and align with customer concepts of operations. 

• Coordination with integration, verification, and test teams to support requirements verification and validation. 

• Managing the documentation of operational concepts, stakeholder needs, system requirements, and system architecture using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools 

• Staff mentoring and process improvement within the systems engineering team 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in systems engineering with a strong track record of leading complex projects.
• Active Secret Clearance
• Demonstrated expertise in requirements analysis, system design, and integration.
• Experience in working within an Agile development environment and applying systems engineering best practices.
• Knowledge of DoD processes and standards, including working with classified systems.
• Master’s degree in a technical field or MBA with technical credentials.
• 10+ years of relevant experience across multiple domains, including space systems, C4ISR, or AI/ML integration.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo Systems Modeler or similar.

Desired:

• Master’s degree in a technical field or MBA with technical credentials.
• 10+ years of relevant experience across multiple domains, including space systems, C4ISR, or AI/ML integration.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo Systems Modeler or similar.

• Certifications such as INCOSE CSEP, PMP, or related are a plus.

 

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