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Transport Engineer

Transport Engineer

SAIC

Chantilly, VA • Hybrid

$120K - $160K/yr

Full-time

Posted 12 days ago

Job description

Job ID: 2614407

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-07-09

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE


Description

SAIC has an immediate opening for a Long-Haul Network Engineer with a background in Information Technology (IT) Network Engineering and Project Management to oversee the cost, schedule, and performance activities associated with procurement of Commercial Carrier long-haul circuits.  The successful applicant will participate within a team of Systems Engineers and Technical Advisors (SETAs) overseeing the design, delivery, enhancement, and recapitalization of a large-scale, physical layer infrastructure.  Ability to travel is a requirement of this position.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

The successful candidate must be able to:

  • Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed, high-capacity optical communications systems and equipment
  • Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed switching layer (SONET, Carrier Ethernet) technologies and architectures
  • Demonstrate a working level knowledge of installation and integration of fiber optic telecommunications systems
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform requirements analysis, schedule reviews, and cost estimations
  • Demonstrate the ability to conduct risk assessments and analysis of current and proposed architectures
  • Develop circuit specifications, test methodologies, and exercise testing techniques to verify that circuits meet all required specifications
  • Provide engineering for optical circuit design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting efforts
  • Perform technical evaluation of vendor documentation, including network designs and technical details
  • Review daily assessment reports of network health and performance, and provide technical guidance to operations personnel and vendors as necessary to resolve network performance issues
  • Independently interact with network and transport services providers to resolve network anomalies and performance issues
  • Serve as Transport Services site liaison for various locations
  • Update the configuration management database for the customer's transport network
  • Successfully work independently, as well as within team dynamics

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelors 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. Work experience in the areas detailed in the Description of Duties of more than eleven (11) years in lieu of a degree may be considered
  • 10-years’ experience with high-speed Terrestrial Telecommunications systems
  • PMP certification is a plus, but not required
  • ITIL certification is a plus, but not required
  • Active Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance with current poly

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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