$120,001–$160,000 Per Year
Algorithms, Analysis Skills, Emerging Technology, Feasibility Analysis, Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Government, Information Technology & Information Systems, Leadership, MATLAB, Mathematics, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Performance Modeling, Performance Testing, Professional Services, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Radio Frequency, Risk, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Simulation, Strategic Analysis, Systems Engineering, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Presentation, Technical Support, Test Strategy, Top Secret Clearance, Verification Plans, Waveforms, Wheel/Front-End Loader, Work From Home
Radar Systems Engineer
Job ID: 2614410
Location: Chantilly, VA, United States
Date Posted: Jul 9, 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
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 Radar Systems Engineer to provide onsite systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) services in support of an SAIC Prime Program at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA.
Note: Current and Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to obtain a Polygraph is required.
As a Radar Systems Engineer you will serve as a technical advisor supporting end‑to‑end system development for radar‑enabled space systems, mission processing chains, and GEOINT exploitation capabilities. This role is ideal for a candidate who understands how radar payloads and ground mission systems are built, and can translate that insight into objective, acquisition‑focused technical guidance for government leadership.
Key Responsibilities to inlcude:
- Support analysis of radar payload designs, RF architectures, waveform strategies, and sensor performance models for spaceborne GEOINT missions.
- Provide unbiased SETA insight into contractor development activities, design reviews, risk posture, and technical trades.
- Develop, refine, and trace system‑level and payload‑level requirements across space, ground, and mission‑processing segments.
- Plan and assess verification strategies, test events, and performance validation for radar payloads, ground systems, and mission‑processing algorithms.
- Evaluate end‑to‑end GEOINT mission architectures, including tasking, collection, downlink, processing, exploitation, and dissemination.
- Apply real‑world development experience to assess feasibility, schedule realism, integration complexity, and technical maturity.
- Prepare and deliver technical briefings to government leads, mission partners, and senior decision‑makers.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to obtain a Polygraph
- Knowledge or experience with radar systems, RF sensing, SAR, GMTI, or radar phenomenology (hands‑on or conceptual)
- Prior work with a prime contractor or radar payload developer, ideally supporting space or airborne sensing programs
- Familiarity with mission needs, acquisition processes, and space/ground integration
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, STK, or similar modeling/simulation tools
- Working knowledge of MBSE/SysML, or similar digital‑engineering tools/concepts
- Understanding of mission processing, exploitation algorithms, or radar image formation
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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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.