Overview
Job ID 2610202. Location: ENG, GB. Date Posted: 2026-03-12. 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.
SAIC is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) services in the United Kingdom. If the successful candidate is CONUS located, relocation may be approximately 4 months after completing Government Customer requirements. Relocation assistance is provided if needed as well as housing stipend, cost of living, and other allowances for the duration of the tour. The successful candidate will
* Represent the operations organization in executing spacecraft integration, test, launch, and on-orbit operations.
* Conduct anomaly support, launch and mission readiness, and end-to-end assessments of changes to space systems architectures.
* Provide technical leadership for the integration and operations of space and ground systems
* Conduct technical reviews and assessments of program development and readiness activities.
* Coordinate recommendations with government stakeholders and supports program status reviews.
* Identify and communicate operational and system engineering risks, issues, opportunities, assumptions, mitigations, and dependencies
* Provide analysis and recommendations for operations and systems engineering topics, present to a variety of audiences
* Effectively communicate and collaborate with engineers and operators from various contractors and government organizations
Qualifications
Required
* Must be a US Citizen
* Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph
* Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or relevant field is required (contractual requirement) and nine (9) years or more relevant experience; master’s and seven (7) years or more experience.
* Demonstrated success performing systems engineering and operational support for SIGINT mission systems
* Thorough understanding and application of end-to-end SIGINT collection processes
* Experience with Program lifecycle(s) from concept development and design to deployment, operations and maintenance, as well as decommission--Must be familiar with related control gates and associated documentation
* Knowledge of satellite constellations, spacecraft orbit, tasking process, and ground station characteristics
* Knowledge of SIGINT space and ground architecture including mission control and/or mission processing functions
* Must be a self-starter, able to proactively address customer requirements with no supervision and expert at defining solutions for broad and/or abstract topics
* Must be a polished communicator (written/verbal) with impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment
* Must be able to masterfully collaborate and coordinate with multiple stakeholders and be a consensus builder
* Proficient with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Jira, Confluence
Desired
* Familiar with MBSE/Digital Engineering, AGILE development and cloud technologies
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