Analysis Skills, Architectural Services, Automation, Cloud Architecture, Communication Skills, Community Support, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Cost Analysis, DoD Acquisitions, Emerging Technology, Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Government, Government Requirements, Information Technology & Information Systems, Integrated Circuits (ICs), Intelligence Community, Leadership, Multitasking, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Operational Audit, Operational Strategy, Organizational Skills, Process Capability, Professional Services, Program Planning, Project/Program Management, Quality Engineering, Risk, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Software Development, System Operations, Systems Engineering, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Technology Analysis, Top Secret Clearance, Trade Studies, Work From Home, Workflow Analysis
GEOINT Ground Systems Engineering & Operations Thread Engineer
Job ID: 2613863
Location: Chantilly, VA, United States
Date Posted: Jun 22, 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 is seeking a GEOINT Ground Systems Engineering & Operations Thread Engineer to join SAIC's Prime SETA program supporting the NRO in Chantilly, VA .
As the GEOINT Ground Systems Engineering & Operations Thread Engineer, you will serve as a mission‑thread integrator, ensuring that GEOINT ground capabilities-from tasking to collection to processing to dissemination-operate coherently across programs, contractors, and enterprise stakeholders. You will work daily with senior Government leads, SETA teammates, and development contractors to baseline new capabilities, assess emerging technologies, shape architectural decisions, and ensure readiness of mission-critical ground services.
Key Responsibilities to include:
- Support end‑to‑end engineering and analysis across GEOINT ground mission threads, ensuring technical and operational coherence from collection tasking through mission processing and product delivery.
- Support definition, decomposition, and baseline of GEOINT ground capabilities, including requirements, CONOPS, interfaces, sequencing, and dependency mapping.
- Provide technical oversight of contractor development, integration, and verification activities to ensure alignment with Government requirements and architectural direction.
- Analyze operational workflows, identify performance gaps, and recommend enhancements to improve mission throughput, resiliency, and automation.
- Support technical reviews, test events, readiness milestones, and enterprise integration activities to validate capability delivery and operational suitability.
- Maintain cognizance of GEOINT mission projects, including baselines, schedules, interdependencies, risks, and cost drivers across the Ground Enterprise.
- Conduct trade studies, evaluate emerging technologies, and shape future GEOINT ground architectures, including cloud‑native modernization and service‑based designs.
- Evaluate impacts to cost, schedule, performance, and risk across mission threads and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Review contractor proposals, technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans for feasibility, compliance, and alignment with enterprise priorities.
- Coordinate across Government, SETA, FFRDC, and contractor teams to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, operational needs, and enterprise performance standards.
Qualifications
Required Education & Experience
- Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
- Experience with GEOINT systems, including space/ground architectures, mission control, and mission processing.
- Knowledge of IC/DoD acquisition processes, roles, and program management.
- Experience with GEOINT ground processing capabilities.
- Domain knowledge in ground software, space development programs, or mission operations.
- Experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) programs.
- Ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high‑quality engineering products with minimal guidance.
- Strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills, able to convey complex information across technical and leadership audiences.
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.