Ground Systems Software Integration Engineer

Job ID: 2618825
Location: Redondo Beach, CA, US
Date Posted: 2026-11-05
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Ground Systems Software Integration Engineer with experience as a systems engineer and technical advisor (SETA). If you have a strong background managing acceptance testing and integration efforts of consolidated software and specialized hardware for diverse locations this is the job for you!
This position requires an active TS/SCI security clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph and is in El Segundo, CA. In this role you will support a government program office in charge of ground element command and control (C2) activities for a major program acquisition within a space system program office. The ground segment consists of ground command and control (C2) software, customized hardware, Automated Data Processing Equipment (ADPE) and network integration. In this role you will provide System Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) subject matter expertise to ensure the software development program executes on schedule and within cost. Activities include software development reviews, testing oversight, analysis, and requirements verification. The architectures include bare metal and virtual environments. You will provide primary support to the government at a factory location overseeing software development, integration and testing.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support software procurement from requirements identification and development through system test, sell-off, delivery and installation at multiple sites.
• Support design and development of IT architectures from both a hardware and software perspective in order to provide analysis and recommendations for ground command and control.
• Provide systems engineering support for requirements development, design, test plans, and requirements verifications through acceptance testing from developers.
• Provide formal and informal feedback on program status, recommendations for the best way forward, participation in test procedure reviews, and witnessing.
• Review and assess the adequacy of ground systems specifications, RADs, RVPs, ICDs, RVRs and system level requirements.
• Review, analyze and coordinate any changes to ground system specifications. Participate in defining, managing, testing, verifying and validating collection segment internal and external interfaces.
• Review, document and trace ground systems hardware and software requirements, and coordinate with other stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Review ground system requirements allocations for accuracy and ensure requirement allocation documentation is complete and accurate.
• Coordinate across geographic diverse sites for delivery and acceptance testing.
• Participate in and witness ground systems testing to verify internal and external interfaces; review and correlate post-test data to ensure ground systems requirements are met. Maintain knowledge of current industry command and control system hardware and software design, manufacturing and test specifications and standards and apply that knowledge during reviews of developer documentation and processes.
• Review acquisition milestone ground systems design documentation for adequacy, accuracy and completeness, and identify cost, schedule and technical risks/opportunities, and provide mitigation strategies through formal and informal comments.
• Assess adequacy of developer verification data and provide recommendations to the GPOC for approval or disapproval.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with prime contractor counterparts and functional counterparts.
• Provide coordination with facilities' teams during site surveys, installation, and for long-term facilities maintenance of IT equipment and specialized hardware.
• Support request for change (RFC) processes.

Qualifications
Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
• Bachelor's degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math)
• Prior ground system acquisition experience in a major satellite system.
• Experience managing combined hardware and software integration activities.
• Experience with Systems integration from factory testing to site implementation.
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to include agile processes, cloud platforms, and virtualization technologies.
• Ability to organize meetings, project coordination, and writing and reviewing technical reports is expected.
• Ability to travel overseas.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline.
• Prior software development experience.
• Experience in architectural development, installation and monitoring of multi-contractors.
• Prior experience for acquisition activities related to requirements development and assessment, technical evaluations of proposals, and ECP development.
• Experience with hardware development, verification, validation, and O&M for large systems.
• CSEP and or PMP certification.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NSIS and JSIS.
• Experience in NRO, IC, or DoD program management processes.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. 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 .