$80,001–$120,000 Per Year
Alliance/Partner Management, Analysis Skills, Atlassian JIRA, Consulting, Customer Support/Service, Emerging Technology, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Government, Government Organizations, Information Technology & Information Systems, Intellectual Property (IP), Intelligence Analysis, Intelligence Community, Interpersonal Skills, Laboratory, Laboratory Systems, Mathematics, Metrics, Microsoft Office, Patents, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Professional Services, Research & Development (R&D), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Top Secret Clearance, Work From Home, Writing Skills
Federal Laboratory Systems Engineer
Job ID: 2614409
Location: Chantilly, VA, United States
Date Posted: Jul 8, 2026
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
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Job Description
Description
SAIC, a leading provider of systems development & deployment, targeting & intelligence analysis, systems engineering & integration, and training capabilities and solutions for the Intelligence Community, is seeking a Federal Laboratory Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) services to a United States Government customer in Chantilly, VA. SETA contractors provide analysis and engineering services in a consulting capacity, working closely with the government's own engineering staff members. In this position, you will help customer teams execute authorities associated with the agency''s designation as a Federal Laboratory. Work will emphasize technology transition/transfer between the agency and industry and academia using innovative non-FAR-based acquisition capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Federal Labs Program Managers in the development and daily management of Partnerships Intermediary Agreements (PIA), Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA), and Educational Partnership Agreements (EPA)
- Work closely with customers to identify promising research and development (R&D) topics and use PIAs/CRADAs/EPAs to execute the envisioned R&D
- Engage in outreach activities with stakeholders in the customer''s organization to identify transition partners for successfully completed R&D projects
- Engage and coordinate activities with other Federal Laboratory entities, as well as academia, industry, and government organizations
- Communicate technical concepts and information via written and oral communications, including authoring key process documents
- Track technology transfers from an R&D office to operational users
- Identify key technical progress metrics and milestones and provide analysis of the progress against objectives
- Support project management through the Federal Laboratory authority
- Conduct engagement and coordination with other Federal Laboratory entities, as well as academia, industry, and government organizations
Qualifications
Required Education:
- Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience
Required Experience:
- Active TS/SCI with Poly
- BS degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math with 9 years of relevant experience (4 additional years of experience may be used in lieu of degree)
- Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD and four (4) years or more experience.
- Effective interpersonal skills and strong briefing and writing skills.
- Aptitude for on-site SETA work
- Good working knowledge of MS Office applications
- Experience with Patents and Intellectual Property (IP) is desired
- Experience working with Confluence and JIRA is desired
- Experience with Acquisition Engineering processes and guidelines is desirable
- Experience with the FAR, Title 10 and Title 15 authorities as it relates to PIAs and CRADAs is desirable
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. 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.