Mach-TB Senior Mission Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2618565-OTHLOC-697
Location: Washington, DC, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-28
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 25% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Interim_Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE
Description
SAIC is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mission Systems Engineer to support NSWC Crane and the Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Test Bed (Mach-TB) Program. In this role, you will serve as the primary Systems Engineer for a designated hypersonic test mission, providing technical leadership across the full mission lifecycle - from experiment integration through mission execution.
This is a high-visibility position requiring both deep technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills to coordinate across experiment teams, launch providers, and government stakeholders. The role is primarily telework-eligible with approximately 25% travel to program sites, test facilities, and customer locations.
What You'll Do
Mission Systems Engineering Leadership

• Serve as the primary Systems Engineer for an assigned Mach-TB mission, owning technical integrity from concept through post-mission review
• Lead the development and management of stakeholder requirements, ensuring traceability from mission objectives to experiment design
• Develop and maintain Verification & Validation (V&V) plans, tracking compliance across all mission elements
• Assess mission feasibility and provide technical recommendations to the Program Office

Experiment Integration & Coordination

• Coordinate technical integration activities between experiment payload teams and launch vehicle/range providers
• Review experiment designs, interface control documents (ICDs), and integration procedures for technical compliance
• Identify and resolve interface conflicts, technical risks, and integration challenges across multi-experiment missions
• Support integration reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, IRR, MRR) and provide actionable technical feedback

Stakeholder Engagement & Technical Communication

• Act as the technical point of contact for assigned mission stakeholders including government customers, experiment PIs, and range safety personnel
• Develop and present technical briefings, white papers, and status reports to program leadership and government sponsors
• Facilitate technical working groups and interface meetings to drive resolution of open issues
• Collaborate with the broader Mach-TB Systems Engineering team to ensure cross-mission consistency and lessons learned are captured

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify, document, and track technical risks and issues using program-standard risk management tools
• Develop mitigation strategies and work with stakeholders to implement corrective actions
• Ensure technical issues are escalated appropriately and resolved within program schedule constraints

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field
• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering roles, with demonstrated experience in:
• Requirements development and management
• Verification and validation planning and execution
• System integration and interface management
• Experience supporting flight test programs, hypersonic systems, or space/launch vehicle programs
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes and program lifecycle milestones
• Strong technical writing and communication skills; ability to brief senior government and program leadership
• Active DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret preferred or ability to obtain)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hypersonic flight test programs or high-speed vehicle systems
• Familiarity with Mach-TB, MACH-TB 2.0, or related DoD hypersonic test infrastructure programs
• Experience working with NSWC Crane, DARPA, MDA, or Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) programs
• Knowledge of range safety processes, flight termination systems, or launch range operations
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody)INCOSE CSEP or ESEP certification
• Experience in a multi-payload or rideshare mission environment

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. 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 .