Principal Systems Engineer

Principal Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2617379

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Date Posted: Sep 30, 2026

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: Hybrid

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Job Description

Description

SAIC seeks a highly experienced Principal Systems Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Systems Engineer is responsible for responsive and coherent planning, development and delivery of UEWR radar hardware and software modifications in response to engineering change requests and/or system deficiency reports. This position is located on-site in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Job Duties

• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer/operational requirements into system hardware and software engineering specifications.
• Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity or capability requirements.
• Manages large Agile or DevSecOps teams/projects, to include support to cost estimating, risk management, schedule development, and execution.
• Designs, develops, delivers and deploys engineered solutions, following DoD Life Cycle engineering processes, and/or best practices.
• Supports team in delivering new capabilities to UEWR operational sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 9+ years' related experience.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience with a broad range of system types: custom developed HW/SW, COTS/GOTS HW/SW, and/or specialty engineering.
• Experience with configuration and data management, hardware and software testing & evaluation of classified systems.
• Demonstrates expertise in at least one engineering field: software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, test, systems.
• Experienced problem-solver, creative thinker, with outcome-focused mindset.

Desired

• Experience sustaining UEWR, PARCS, or other radar system such as PAVE PAWS, BMEWS, AN/TPY-2, COBRA DANE, LRDR, Aegis, etc.
• Experience working with large system of systems legacy architecture, upgrading/modernizing outdated technology and/or mitigating supportability risks with creative solutions.
• Agile certification (SAFe, SCRUM, etc.)
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, DOORS, Gitlab, Cameo, or similar tools.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. 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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