Senior Radar Systems Engineer (SETA) - Spaceborne GEOINT

SAIC · Chantilly

SAIC is hiring a Senior Radar Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support to a classified Government customer in Chantilly, VA. You will support the development, integration, test, launch, and checkout of a radar‑enabled national security space system, providing technical analysis, contractor oversight, test data review, and anomaly resolution across space and ground segments.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Analyze radar payload designs, RF architectures, waveforms, and sensor performance for spaceborne GEOINT missions.
Provide independent SETA insight into contractor activities, including design reviews, technical trades, risks, and requirements/schedule compliance.
Develop, refine, and trace system‑ and payload‑level requirements across space, ground, and mission‑processing segments.
Support integration, test, launch, and on‑orbit checkout, including test data review, performance assessment, and anomaly resolution.
Evaluate end‑to‑end mission architecture (tasking, collection, downlink, processing, exploitation, dissemination) and recommend technical improvements.
Prepare and deliver concise technical briefings and recommendations to government leaders and mission stakeholders.

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