GEOINT Systems Engineer ATO

About the role

SAIC is seeking a GEOINT Systems Engineer to support SAIC’s Prime Program, Aretuza in Chantilly, VA. Aretuza is a SETA program supporting the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED). As the GEOINT Systems Engineer you will interact daily with senior government and Program staff to analyze new concepts and technologies; support the definition and baselining of new capabilities and/or enhancements; advise on all aspects of System Engineering analysis (architecture, requirements, Concept of Operations (CONOPs), interfaces, schedule, and dependency identification); test support; and provide Readiness Event support.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate daily with development contractors, government program personnel, and customers on systems engineering and acquisition functions for GEOINT collection, mission management, and mission processing.
• Provide oversight and monitor software development and integration activities, ensuring alignment with government requirements and objectives.
• Perform engineering and analysis to support the successful development and delivery of core mission processing services throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
• Maintain cognizance of GEOINT mission projects, including technical baselines, schedules, dependencies, risks, and costs.
• Advise senior and mid-level managers on architectural decisions, investment strategies, acquisition priorities, and project risk assessments.
• Conduct strategic planning for mission architecture (e.g., technical trade studies, future architecture definition, software service recommendations) and programmatic needs (e.g., budgeting, cost estimation, acquisition schedules).
• Assess performance, cost, schedule, and risk impacts on existing ground architecture implementations.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and review technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans.
• Coordinate program activities to align with strategic priorities and performance standards.
• Serve as the Thread's primary Space Based-Air Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) Point of Contact (POC).
• Coordinate with the Thread Lead, SB-AMTI systems integration, test, and readiness activities.
• Serve as a pLEO Thread advocate for SB-AMTI mission capabilities and understand how they contribute mission value.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SB-AMTI and derive requirements from source documents (SOCs, RFCs, Solution Epics), for traceability and testability across architecture, interfaces, and ICDs.
• Attend and represent as the primary SB-AMTI Thread advocate supporting the Thread Lead.
• Define and write SB-AMTI Solution Functional Outlines and Solution Epics.
• Design, develop, and implement test and evaluation plans to ensure delivery of ground systems supporting SB-AMTI.

Qualifications

• Required Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree and nine (9) years or more experience;
  • Master’s degree and seven (7) years or more experience;
  • PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
  • Relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Experience in GEOINT systems, including space and ground architecture, mission control, and mission processing functions.
• Knowledge/experience in IC/DoD system acquisition, including roles, processes, and project/program management.
• Strong GEOINT systems engineering knowledge and background significant to Airborne Battle Management.
• Experience in developing or supporting the development of processing capabilities for GEOINT systems.
• Domain knowledge in ground software, space development programs, or mission operations.
• General knowledge in the motion target indicator (MTI) data types and utility.
• Understanding and experience in command and control (C2) and battlespace management.
• Self-motivated and able to communicate effectively with senior decision makers.
• Experience in requirements management and traceability.
• Ability to advocate for mission capabilities and understand how they contribute to mission value.
• Experience in designing, developing, and implementing test and evaluation plans.
• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC) programs.
• Self-motivated professional capable of executing tasks with minimal guidance.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and verbal/written communication skills, able to convey information across multiple customer and corporate audiences.

Pay

Target salary range: $120,001 – $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.