**Description** SAIC is seeking a **Systems Engineer** with strong engineering acumen as well as lean/agile expertise to support the NRO's Integrated Systems Program Office (ISPO) with the Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED) in **Chantilly, VA** . The ISPO is an OPIR Joint Program Office responsible for acquiring the Overhead Persistence GEOINT Architecture (OPGA) that will provide the user community with OPIR capabilities in a modular, open architecture that provides global, persistent, real-time surveillance and activity-based intelligence information. SPECIFIC TASKING: + Work with technical staff documenting technical and programmatic requirements. + Effectively work with development teams to track technical progress, identify blockers to progress, and assess technical solutions. + Integrate stakeholder and system requirements, facilitate discussion and understanding of schedule impacts and trades, and enhance the digital engineering culture for the customer’s System Engineering Group. + Engage with other systems engineers directly supporting programs to enhance cross-program integration, track solution delivery progress and assist in developing digital work products. + Participate in and contribute to technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities. + Support Agile process evolution across Government teams, development contractors, user engagement teams, and stakeholders. + Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design. + Develop briefings and documentation material, including architecture views and technical roadmaps. + Draft acquisition artifacts such as statements of work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL), In Scope Determinations, and proposal evaluation criteria. + Assist Government customer in monitoring program financial execution and planning. + Provide acquisition advisory services during technical and cost evaluations of proposals. **Qualifications** REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: + Bachelor’s and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience in space missions related to NRO or DoD Space Control. + Must be a US Citizen with active TS/SCI security clearance with willingness and ability to obtain CI polygraph. + Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills. + Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment. + Experience with Model and Simulation Architectures. + Broad systems engineering experience (e.g. system architecture and design, integration of system requirements, CONOPS, systems verification to develop solutions, use of schedule and configuration management in support of program execution). + Knowledge and experience in managing across the software development lifecycle using modern Agile approaches and tools. + Experience or familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework Environment (SAFe). + Knowledge or experience of Agile DevcSecOps and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). + Working knowledge of AGILE Scrum and SAFe software development methods. + Working knowledge of IC principles, procedures. + Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers. + Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and various SE, PM tools. **May require overnight travel up to 3 percent of the work year. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: + Direct OPIR, GEOINT and/or SIGINT experience. + Direct experience supporting USAF SMC SBIRS System Program Office business operations/programs. REQNUMBER: 2508170 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability