Senior Digital Engineer
SAIC
- Job
- 36111
- Posted
- Location
- Dayton, OH
- Work type
- Full Time
- Tax terms
- W2, Yearly
- Experience
- Experience open
- Rate
- $100,001 to $140,000 (Annum)
- Openings
- 1 opening
Skills
- Acquisition
- Hosting
- Data Processing
- Verification And Validation
- System Requirements
- Systems Architecture
- Process Improvement
- Computer Science
- Requirements Analysis
- Systems Design
- Agile
- DoD
- MBA
- C4ISR
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning (ML)
- PMP
- Systems Engineering
About the job
Job ID: 2617789-OTHLOC-031
Location: Dayton, OH, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-09
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking Senior Systems Engineer to drive technical solutions for complex problems in advanced systems development. This role requires a highly motivated individual to lead system requirements analysis, architecture design, integration, and testing while collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to execute mission-critical projects. This role supporting the U.S. Space Force's Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) mission area ground segment interfaces with both a prime contractor and USSF stakeholders to deploy next-generation OPIR capabilities. Location is either in Boulder, Colorado or Dayton, Ohio.
Responsibilities:
- Coordination with the acquisition program office and operational end-users to elicit, detail, and document operational concepts and stakeholder needs for the operation of a MOSA architecture hosting high-performance data processing applications.
- Development and analysis of system requirements which address identified stakeholder needs.
- Support to SW development teams in the design of system architectures which meet established requirements and align with customer concepts of operations.
- Coordination with integration, verification, and test teams to support requirements verification and validation.
- Managing the documentation of operational concepts, stakeholder needs, system requirements, and system architecture using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools
- Staff mentoring and process improvement within the systems engineering team
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in systems engineering with a strong track record of leading complex projects.
- Active Secret Clearance
- Demonstrated expertise in requirements analysis, system design, and integration.
- Experience in working within an Agile development environment and applying systems engineering best practices.
- Knowledge of DoD processes and standards, including working with classified systems.
- Master's degree in a technical field or MBA with technical credentials.
- 10+ years of relevant experience across multiple domains, including space systems, C4ISR, or AI/ML integration.
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo Systems Modeler or similar.
Desired:
- Master's degree in a technical field or MBA with technical credentials.
- 10+ years of relevant experience across multiple domains, including space systems, C4ISR, or AI/ML integration.
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo Systems Modeler or similar.
- Certifications such as INCOSE CSEP, PMP, or related are a plus.
Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.