GEOINT Software Radar Engineer

About the role

SAIC is seeking a GEOINT Radar Systems Engineer to support SAIC's Prime Program, Aretuza, in Chantilly, VA. Aretuza is a large SETA program, supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Interface with Government customers, SETA partners, FFRDCs, and development contractors to oversee GEOINT software development, integration, and delivery aligned with requirements and architectural direction.
• Maintain cognizance of GEOINT mission management efforts, including baselines, schedules, interdependencies, risks, and cost drivers.
• Track and assess mission control, planning, and scheduling software capabilities across the Ground Enterprise.
• Capture customer needs and translate them into refined requirements, architectures, and CONOPS for GEOINT software services.
• Coordinate technical discussions with SMEs and stakeholders to define future space and ground capability needs and shape system-level decisions.
• Conduct technical trade studies, evaluate emerging technologies, and recommend future software service architectures.
• Evaluate performance, cost, schedule, and risk impacts to existing and emerging GEOINT ground-system implementations.
• Develop systems engineering artifacts for Statements of Work, RFPs, and acquisition documentation; support proposal evaluations.
• Review technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans to ensure feasibility, compliance, and alignment with mission needs.
• Identify, analyze, and track technical and acquisition dependencies across programs and organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Current and Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
• 3+ years supporting Intelligence Community GEOINT systems or capability development.
• Strong understanding of overhead collection, mission management architectures, and GEOINT mission systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of GEOINT user needs and operational environments.
• Experience with IC/DoD acquisition processes, program/project management, and milestone readiness.
• Domain knowledge in Ground Software, cloud-native architectures, or Space Development Programs.
• Ability to operate independently and drive technical outcomes with limited guidance.
• Ability to distill complex technical problems into clear, structured formats.
• Strong time-management skills in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Effective communicator across diverse technical, operational, and leadership audiences.

Pay

Target salary range $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.