Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer

Job ID: 2616102

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Date Posted: Aug 25, 2026

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Hardware Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

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 an experienced Senior Hardware 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. This position is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Job Duties:

• Provide site and lab maintenance support and troubleshooting to resolve complex issues, interact, and coordinate with engineers responsible for sustaining sub-systems.

• Perform on site Emergency Depot Level Maintenance/Urgent Depot Level Maintenance (EDLM/UDLM) to resolve critical system issues affecting mission operations.

• Generate engineering drawings in accordance with ASME and IEEE standards, including rack assembly drawings, interconnect wiring diagrams and custom cable assemblies.

• Perform maintenance on Line Reparable Units (LRUs) in a lab environment in accordance with established processes and in compliance with technical specifications.

• Ability to support system integration, test, development, and execution of various types of complex communications systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and five plus (5+) years' experience or equivalent experience in lieu of degree

• Active Secret Clearance

• Experience sustaining complex military electronic systems that require continuous sustainment, lifecycle management, and upgrades.

• Ability to document, report, and analyze outcomes of maintenance and engineering activities to support long-term sustainment.

• Demonstrated experience sustaining complex radar, hardware, or electronic systems requiring lifecycle management, maintenance, integration, and modernization.

• Strong hands-on experience with hardware testing, calibration, troubleshooting, debugging, and repair for sophisticated systems and components.

Desired:

• Experience sustaining GBRs, or other Strategic Warning and Surveillance radar systems such as PAVE PAWS and UEWR.

• Knowledge of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment mission and associated enterprise.

• Knowledge of VICD, part assemblies, rack elevations, shake and vibe

Due to system limitations, actual salary range is $120-130K

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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