SETA SYSTEMS ENGINEER

SAIC - Sterling, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Sterling, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SAIC has an immediate opening for a Systems Engineer/SETA to provide direct customer support on a critical development effort. This role will support many aspects of the project life cycle and perform a variety of tasks to include the review of vendor designs at all phases, such as design concepts, preliminary designs, detailed designs, and testing. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for identifying and managing system CONOPS and requirements based on Subject Matter Expert (SME) stakeholder inputs. This position requires effective communication of requirements to vendors and assessing designs against those requirements. The engineer will directly report to multiple customer stakeholders regarding project status, risks, and opportunities. Monitoring integrated project schedules is a key responsibility, as well as assisting in the development of project review briefings ahead of critical milestones for presentation at an executive level. The role demands timely and precise communication to customer and contractor stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration in the execution of the project. The ideal candidate will act as a self-starter who identifies problems and seeks out solutions without detailed guidance, and will represent the customer during the witnessing of key test events.

Responsibilities

• Review vendor designs at all phases including design concepts, preliminary designs, detailed designs, and testing.
• Identify and manage system CONOPS and requirements based on SME stakeholder inputs.
• Communicate requirements to vendors and assess designs against requirements.
• Directly report to multiple customer stakeholders on project status, risks, and opportunities.
• Monitor integrated project schedules.
• Assist in the development of project review briefings ahead of critical milestones for presentation at an executive level.
• Provide timely and precise communication to customer and contractor stakeholders for effective collaboration in project execution.
• Act as a self-starter who identifies problems and seeks out solutions without detailed guidance.
• Represent the customer during witnessing of key test events.

Requirements

• Must currently hold a TS/SCI and Poly clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering field.
• Minimum of nine years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience writing requirements documents, test plans, standard operating procedures, and other common engineering documents.

Nice-to-haves

• Mechanical Engineering Degree or experience as a Mechanical Engineer.