Electro Optical Engineer

Job ID: 2617008
Location: Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-09-18
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
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 Electro-Optical (EO) Engineer to join SAIC's Prime SETA program in Chantilly, VA supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED).
In this role, you will also serve as a trusted technical advisor driving the development and modernization of next-generation EO GEOINT mission processing capabilities. You will collaborate closely with government leaders, development contractors, and mission partners to shape resilient, high-performance solutions that directly support national security priorities.
Key Responsibilities to include:

• Advance EO resiliency initiatives by evaluating emerging technologies, identifying vulnerabilities, and guiding mission-enhancing solutions in partnership with IC stakeholders.
• Maintain technical cognizance across a broad GEOINT mission processing portfolio, tracking baselines, schedules, dependencies, risks, and cost drivers to ensure program success.
• Oversee Prime Contractor development efforts, providing technical insight and ensuring software development, integration, and testing activities align with government requirements and mission objectives.
• Advise senior and mid-level government leadership on architectural decisions, investment strategies, acquisition priorities, and risk assessments shaping the future Ground Enterprise.
• Develop and coordinate Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) for new capabilities, ensuring alignment across mission threads and stakeholder organizations.
• Define enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements that guide the development of modern, scalable GEOINT processing applications.
• Conduct performance assessments and deliver cost, schedule, and risk impact analyses for current and future Ground architecture implementations.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and technical documentation, assessing design artifacts for alignment with mission needs, technical standards, and acquisition best practices.

Qualifications
Required Education & Experience

• 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. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
• Experience with Electro-Optical systems, including tasking, command & control, collection, mission processing, or dissemination.
• Domain knowledge in Ground Software, Space Development Programs, or Mission Operations.
• Experience supporting requirements development and definition activities.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information across diverse customer and corporate audiences.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office tool suite.

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 .