Senior Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2617552
Location: Washington Navy Yard, DC, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-02
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to act as an Acquisition Specialist in Washington, DC.
This position is supporting a major system acquisition so technical requirements and validation from an engineering perspective is mandatory. Dealing with vendors developing systems of systems for future integration. Driving solutions and identifying risks as well as risk mitigation while minimizing/balancing technical cost and schedule all leading to a timely acquisition and transition to operational use.
In this role you will:

• Provide tailored systems engineering services with an expert level understanding of DoD and IC acquisitions processes.
• Develop, update and maintain baseline configuration of capability needs and requirements.
• Participate in periodic reviews of project status to include system reviews, design reviews, quarterly and monthly performance reviews providing formal minutes of the meeting and tracking action items assigned.
• Support the program cost group as necessary in their conduct of formal cost estimates and assessments.
• Apply critical thinking to assist with the formulation of acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, J&A documentation, etc.
• Assist with the management of contracts.
• Review of Contract Deliverables. (CDRL's)
• Formulate and process Technical Direction Letters.
• Perform review of contract financial plans and spend plans.

Qualifications
Qualifications:

• Shall have Bachelor's degree and 9 years' (minimum) experience with DoD and/or IC acquisitions. Additional years' experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Shall have recent experience (within past 5 years) supporting a large program that achieved a major milestone.
• TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a polygraph.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. 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 .