Software Systems Engineer

SAIC is seeking an Software Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA to support SAIC’s large SETA program, supporting the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), Advanced Ground Office.  The selected candidate will assist with system design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment of software solutions that enable mission‑critical space vehicle operations.

This entry‑level role provides the opportunity to grow technical depth while collaborating with experienced engineers, mission operators, cybersecurity specialists, and program leadership across the system lifecycle. The engineer will contribute to ensuring software capabilities meet mission needs, integrate effectively with flight and ground segments, and comply with established engineering, security, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities to include:

• Support analysis of stakeholder and system requirements to derive software and interface requirements.
• Assist in developing and maintaining software architecture artifacts and interface control documents (ICDs).
• Help perform requirements decomposition, allocation, verification, and validation activities under senior engineer guidance.
• Work with flight software, ground software, hardware engineering, and cybersecurity teams to support system integration.
• Participate in technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, ORR) as a junior technical contributor.
• Maintain traceability between mission objectives, system requirements, and software specifications.
• Assist with software integration, test planning, execution, anomaly documentation, and readiness activities.
• Support system modeling, basic performance analysis, and engineering trade studies.
• Contribute to configuration management, change control, and release documentation.
• Help identify risks, mitigation steps, and support resolution of technical issues.
• Participate in mission operations, anomaly investigations, software upgrades, and sustainment activities as needed.
• Ensure adherence to applicable aerospace, cybersecurity, mission assurance, and quality standards.

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.