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Systems Engineer

Hampton, VA · On-site

The ideal candidate serves as a member of the Engineering and Sustainment Systems Engineering Team. This position requires technical engineering experience, with a demonstrated understanding and ...

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Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

Hampton, VA · On-site

$80K - $120K/yr

The ideal candidate serves as a member of the Engineering and Sustainment Systems Engineering Team. This position requires technical engineering experience, with a demonstrated understanding and ...

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Infographic showing various Sustainable Systems Engineering job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 89% In-person, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $142,070 per year, or $68.3 per hour.
Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Science Applications International Corporation

Hampton, VA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 28 days ago

SAIC rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 79 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

66th of 207 rated it services

Job description


SAIC is looking for a Data Integrity Associate System Engineer to join our team of the Air Operations Center Weapons System (AOC WS) Falconer Program. The ideal candidate serves as a member of the Engineering and Sustainment Systems Engineering Team. This position requires technical engineering experience, with a demonstrated understanding and application of systems engineering and configuration management principles and processes, mission planning/scheduling along with experience in systems engineering and sustainment of existing baselines. The position requires an understanding of data normalization and standardization, data integrity, and data and workflow identification and analysis. The successful candidate will be effective at face-to-face interaction with customers and other contractors to respond to requests for information, support technical meetings, technical interchanges and enterprise working groups. The candidate must be able to work independently and represent the program and SAIC at meetings and working groups with government and associate contractors. The candidate must be able to effectively interface with software developers and have a good understanding of how to communicate systems engineering requirements to software development teams.
Additionally, the candidate will provide the following modification and sustaining engineering design and analysis services in order to modify and sustain the fielding AOC WS baselines:
  • Review, analyze and recommend solutions with regard to Government requirements and design documentation.
  • Review, analyze and provide oversight of the Government plans, procedures and execution, provide Systems Engineering services to manage the Governments Product Lifecycle Management Tool (PLMT) or any other Government approved lifecycle tools used during the design, integration and testing of the AOC.
  • Ensure that all tools used in designing, developing, integrating or testing baseline releases are integrated with the Government PLMT and other Government approved tools.

Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Bachelors in Engineering and 3-5 years or more experience; Masters Engineering 1-3 years or more experience.
  • Active Secret Clearance.
  • Working knowledge of the Agile software development process.
  • Experience with data flow and logic diagrams.

About Us
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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