Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · Hybrid
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
$62k–$141k/yr
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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The Software Systems Engineer supports the design, development, and sustainment of software systems for advanced space vehicle programs. Key duties include translating mission requirements into software specifications and ensuring seamless integration between flight and ground systems.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and over 9 years of experience in software or systems engineering. An active TS/SCI security clearance with a CI Polygraph and U.S. citizenship are mandatory.
SAIC is looking for a Software Systems Engineer with Space Domain Operations experience in Chantilly, VA to support a very dynamic and innovative space program office in Chantilly, VA. The Software Systems Engineer supports the design, development, integration, test, deployment, and sustainment of software systems for advanced space vehicle programs. This position serves as a key technical contributor across the system lifecycle, ensuring software solutions meet mission requirements, interface seamlessly with flight and ground systems, and comply with programmatic, security, safety, and quality standards.
The Software Systems Engineer collaborates with software developers, systems engineers, mission operations personnel, cybersecurity specialists, and program leadership to deliver reliable, mission-critical capabilities that support spacecraft operations and mission success.
Key Responsibilities
• Analyze stakeholder, mission, and system requirements and translate them into software and interface requirements.
• Develop and maintain software architecture products, interface control documents (ICDs), and system engineering artifacts.
• Support software requirements decomposition, allocation, verification, and validation activities throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with flight software, ground software, cybersecurity, and hardware engineering teams to ensure end-to-end system integration.
• Participate in system design reviews, software technical reviews, and program milestone events including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and ORR.
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability between mission objectives, system requirements, software specifications, and verification activities.
• Support software integration, test planning, execution, anomaly resolution, and operational readiness activities.
• Perform system modeling, performance analysis, and trade studies to evaluate technical solutions and support engineering decisions.
• Coordinate software configuration management, change control, and release activities.
• Assist in risk identification, mitigation planning, and technical issue resolution.
• Support mission operations, anomaly investigations, software upgrades, and post-launch sustainment activities as required.
• Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace, cybersecurity, quality assurance, and mission assurance standards.
Advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world.
SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our portfolio of offerings integrates emerging technology into mission critical operations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has approximately 23,000 employees and annual revenues of about $7.3 billion.
Offices: 12010 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA 20190, US
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