$200,001–$240,000 Per Year
Adjudication, Analysis Skills, Background Investigation, Communication Skills, Document Management, Emerging Technology, Government, Government Requirements, Hardware Evaluation, Information Technology & Information Systems, Integration Testing, Leadership, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Security Agency (NSA), Negotiation Skills, Professional Services, Project/Program Management, Requirements Management, Requirements Validation/Verification, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI), Software Design, System Architecture, System Integration (SI), System Operations, Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Testing, Top Secret Clearance, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Wheel/Front-End Loader, Work From Home
Chief Space Systems Engineer
Job ID: 2613991
Location: El Segundo, CA, United States
Date Posted: Jun 25, 2026
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
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Job Description
Description
SAIC is seeking a highly experienced Space Systems Chief Systems Engineer to support a Space Systems Command SV program. You will work in customer facilities in El Segundo, CA, directly sitting with our Customer to provide our support.
Fun stuff you will do on the job:
- Engage with Space Vehicle (SV) Contractors to evaluate hardware and software designs against Government generated requirements
- Lead technical requirements analysis and development, systems engineering, and oversee development Contractors to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems
- Oversee integration and test of payloads
- Perform system requirements and interface definition development
- Provide analysis and recommendations to SV design to ensure technical and performance requirements are being met by the Contractor
- Work with Government Customer to manage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders and ensure internal and external interfaces are being met
- Provide inputs to System of Systems integration of SV design to overall space systems architecture, ground segment, operations and on-orbit test
- Provide assessment and recommendations to execution schedules and life cycle costs
- Oversee requirements verification and validation for Government Customer
- Provide inputs and assessment of Contractor risk management and provides actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program manager
- Independently collaborates with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel
Qualifications
This is you:
- Bachelor of Science and eighteen (18) years or more experience; Master''s and sixteen (16) years or more experience or an additional 4 years of experience may be used in lieu of Bachelor''s degree.
- Experience with SV/ Space Payload development, integration, and/or operations of DoD or other Agency (NRO, NSA, NASA, etc.).
- Experience leading systems engineering teams focused on integration of complex space and/or ground systems.
- Experience applying Systems Engineering principles to the execution of SV and / or payload development, build and I&T
- Experience with SV subsystem development and requirements (e.g. power, guidance, command & control, structures, etc…)
- Understanding of Risk Management process
- Good communication skills to peers and customer leadership
- Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable)
- Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination
Great additional background and skills:
- 20 years or more of experience with SV development and delivery
- Experience with integration & test of payloads onto spacecraft
- Familiarity with DoW acquisition processes
- Experience as a project/program manager on SV or Spacecraft Bus program/project
- Familiarity with ground systems and SV operations
Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
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SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.
We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.