Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2614042
Location: El Segundo, CA, US
Date Posted: 2026-06-26
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: TS/SCI with Poly
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a highly experienced Systems Engineer to support Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SSC/SZ) portfolio. In this role, you won't just be managing tasks--your primary mission will be high-level oversight and sharing technical subject matter expertise, ensuring execution across critical Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power Portfolios. Position is available in sunny El Segundo, California.
Fun stuff you will do on the job:

• Lead and support Production and Manufacturing efforts, including Production/Manufacturing Reviews and Readiness Assessments; provide systems engineering support to the Chief Engineer (CHENG) and CHENG activities.
• Oversee development contractor production, integration, and manufacturing activities.
• Support system integration of multiple efforts, and support overall System of Systems deployment into Operation.
• Perform Systems Engineering Analyses and Assessments; to include Configuration Control Board support, Design variance approval, Technical Risk Assessments.
• Make Program-Level Risks Assessments and provides actionable recommendations to the Chief Engineer and Program Manager.
• Independently collaborate with Government Program Office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel.

Qualifications
This is you:

• Bachelor of Science or applicable and 9 years or more experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and be willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
• Experience with Production and Manufacturing Project Phases, systems engineering, and overseeing development Contractor Integration, Production, Manufacturing and Sustainment efforts.
• Experience with Change Control Boards (CCBs) and Engineering Design Change Processes.

Nice to have:

• Manufacturing and Production Experience.
• Experience with Systems Sustainment; to include, but no limited to, Reliability and Maintainability Functions, as well as Product Support Engineering Activities and Planning.

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 .