Senior Systems Engineer

Job ID 2618312 Location Indianapolis, IN, US Date Posted 2026-10-22 Category Engineering and Sciences Subcategory Systems Engineer Schedule Full-Time Shift Day Job Travel Yes - 10% of the time Minimum Clearance Required None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE Description SAIC is seeking a well-rounded Systems Engineer Senior to lead a team of EEs, MEs, programmers and other project personnel to deliver concepts and products related to aircraft and other military systems. The candidate will directly support Government program(s) as a systems engineer and/or project lead throughout the entire program lifecycle. The candidate will support all aspects of design to include, but not limited to, design, development, documentation, test and debug of embedded systems and other hardware and software systems. Candidate will be expected to perform engineering investigations, integrate hardware/software components, and is expected to possess excellent communication skills to interface to multi-disciplinary design team. Candidate will also perform detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications. Candidate will also perform fault analysis and will author analyses to document system compliance with customer requirements. As part of daily duties, candidate ensures the effective team implementation of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Qualifications Minimum of Bachelors degree in relevant engineering discipline and five (5) years or more experience, or Masters degree and three (3) years or more experienceExperience with requirement generation, management, allocation, and trackingStrong background with managing engineering development project teams and familiarity with project tracking to assess risk, costs, schedule, and team performanceStrong background in developmental and qualification testing of embedded systems, to include test planning, documentation, set up, and executionStrong background in product design review processes, to include preparation of review documentation and products, and presentation of material in a structured development environment (i.e. defense, medical, automotive, etc)Must be able to obtain a minimum of a Secret security clearance; Must be a U.S. citizenStrong background in developmental and qualification testing of embedded systems, to include test planning, documentation, set up, and executionStrong background in developmental and qualification testing of depot and repair, to include test planning, documentation, set up, and execution Target salary range $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.