Senior Digital Engineer

Job ID: 2617789-OTHLOC-031
Location: Dayton, OH, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-09
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
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.

Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. 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 .