Ground Architecture Systems Engineer

SAIC · Chantilly

SAIC is seeking a Ground Architecture Systems Engineer to provide high‑impact SETA support to a SAIC Prime mission‑critical program at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA.

As the Ground Architecture Systems Engineer you will track deliveries, performance requirements, and integration activities across three major system acquisitions spanning five system program offices, providing the technical and acquisition insight needed to keep complex efforts aligned with enterprise‑level architectural direction.

Key Responsibilities to include:

Define, develop, and implement ground system architectures that enable advanced mission capabilities.
Analyze system requirements, shape technical solutions, and deliver clear architectural recommendations to government stakeholders.
Assess mission needs, transition paths, and future-state architectural options to guide enterprise evolution.
Partner with government technical and contracting teams to craft acquisition strategies and documentation that drive effective program execution.
Develop and review acquisition artifacts, including SOWs, Justifications for Approval, and Government Cost Estimates.
Support prototype acquisition planning, solicitations, evaluations, and awards across mechanisms such as IDIQ task orders.
Coordinate with System Program Office Thread Leads and program managers to maintain alignment across acquisition and engineering activities.
Participate in Agile teams and provide technical direction on engineering tools, processes, and digital solutions.
Offer informed feedback on GED Agile, Digital Engineering, and DevSecOps policies to improve governance suitability and consistency of adoption.
Inform internal and external partners on upcoming ground deliveries, architectural changes, and impacts to existing capabilities.
Communicate technical acquisition plans, program status, and key decisions to senior government leaders and executives.
Apply expertise in a major intelligence discipline (e.g., SIGINT, GEOINT) to shape and evaluate program requirements for mission success.

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.

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