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. • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or related discipline and nine (9)+ years of relevant experience; OR • Master’s degree and seven (7)+ years of relevant experience; OR • PhD and four (4)+ years of relevant experience; • Additional directly relevant radar/space systems experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree per SAIC policy. • Knowledge or experience with radar systems, RF sensing, SAR, GMTI, or radar phenomenology sufficient to evaluate contractor designs and performance. • Experience supporting complex space or airborne sensing programs in systems engineering (requirements, architecture, integration/test, or mission operations). • Familiarity with government acquisition processes and space/ground integration for ISR, GEOINT, or national security space missions. • Experience using analysis/modeling tools such as MATLAB, Python, STK, or similar. • Strong written and verbal communication skills for presenting technical findings to senior stakeholders. Clearance Requirements: • Active TS/SCI with a current Poly. • Must be able to obtain and maintain a government polygraph. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with a prime contractor, radar payload developer, or FFRDC on spaceborne or airborne radar programs. • Hands‑on or analytic experience with SAR, GMTI, radar image formation, or radar exploitation algorithms. • Experience supporting NRO, NGA, or other IC/DoD space or GEOINT programs in a SETA/acquisition role. • Working knowledge of MBSE/SysML or similar digital‑engineering tools. • Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Radar/Remote Sensing, Physics, or a related field. Physical Requirements: • Ability to work onsite full‑time in a secure facility in Chantilly, VA. • Ability to sit or stand for extended periods while working at a computer or in meetings. • Occasional lifting of items such as laptops and documents (up to ~20 lbs). 2026.10.2