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Lead Systems Engineer- Eastern Range

SAIC

Cape Canaveral, FL

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SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Architectural Design, Best Practices, Cadence, Cloud Computing, Communication Systems, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Distributed Computing, Document Management, Documentation, Embedded Systems, Federal Government, Forecasting, Information Technology & Information Systems, Integration Testing, Maintain Compliance, Mathematics, Mentoring, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft SharePoint, Multitasking, Performance Analysis, Physics, Problem Solving Skills, Product Engineering, Project/Program Management, Radio Frequency, Rapid Prototyping, Regulatory Compliance, Requirements Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Secret Clearance, System Architecture, System Integration (SI), System Validation, Systems Engineering, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical Writing, Telemetry, Test Equipment, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Requirements, Time Management, Trade Studies, Validation Testing, Virtualization, Work From Home
LOCATION
Cape Canaveral, FL
POSTED
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Job ID: 2611914

Location: Cape Canaveral, FL, US

Date Posted: 2026-04-27

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 25% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC seeks an experienced and energetic Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to directly support the modernization of the space launch ranges, meeting mission requirements, providing range capabilities, and supporting the Assured Access to Space (AATS) mission. The overarching purpose of the program is to perform system modernization and digital transformation projects that will enable the acceleration of the space launch cadence to enable the Spaceport of the future. This position is located in Cape Canaveral , Florida.

The Eastern Range (ER) Lead Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership across complex, cross - functional initiatives, driving systems architecture, integration, scalability, and operational excellence. This role partners closely with program management, product, and engineering teams to define system requirements, lead design reviews, ensure compliance with enterprise standards, and oversee delivery of high - quality system solutions.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Lead end-to-end systems engineering efforts across multiple projects or products
  • Define system architecture, interfaces, and integration strategy
  • Translate functional requirements into detailed technical specifications
  • Drive system design reviews, risk assessments, and trade studies
  • Oversee system validation, verification, and performance analysis
  • Partner with project managers to ensure alignment of technical scope, schedule, and resources
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices
  • Coordinate across cross-functional teams to resolve issues and ensure seamless system integration
  • Support roadmap planning, capacity forecasting, and technology strategy
  • Providing system-level engineering support and expertise to a cross-functional team.
  • Providing preliminary solutions to engineering problems of moderate scope and complexity in an expeditious, efficient, and timely manner.
  • Identify and apply current and emerging Digital Engineering practices, methods, and tools to address our sponsor and partners' most pressing challenges.
  • Apply knowledge and principles of agile acquisition, architecture design, system integration, risk assessment/management, and other systems engineering disciplines to support recommendations to address these challenges.
  • Employ rapid prototyping and technical recommendations to inform sponsor and partner capability requirements and decisions.
  • Collaborate with platform partners to contribute to greater practice of MBSE and DE across the enterprise.
  • Authoring and maintenance of technical documentation, such as Requirements Specifications, Concepts of Operation, Product and Performance Specifications, Interface Control Documents, Compliance Matrices, Qualification Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports.
  • Development and documentation of engineering processes and standards in support of customer requirements.
  • Has experience working on projects updating ground-based systems such as RF Systems, communication systems, telemetry, and/or virtualization of systems.


Qualifications

? Bachelor's degree in an engineering, mathematics, physics or equivalent technical discipline and fourteen (14) years of systems integration and systems engineering related or equivalent experience or Master's degree in an engineering, mathematics, physics or equivalent technical discipline and twelve (12) years of systems integration and systems engineering related or equivalent experience
Familiarity with team and administrative collaboration and analysis tools such as Microsoft SharePoint, Excel, Access, and Project.
Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) including generating, analyzing, and maintaining a digital model.
Desired Education, Experience, and Qualifications:
Master of Science in engineering, science or related technical field
Experience in large Government systems acquisition
Thorough understanding of space systems design, integration and test requirements and test execution, including test equipment support.
Experience in cloud, distributed systems, embedded systems, or enterprise scale platforms


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 .

About the Company

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SAIC

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.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2013
WEBSITE
https://jobs.saic.com/

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