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Job ID: 2610883
Location: Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-04-01
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
Serve as the government's SME on integration of counterspace response options
Provide operational expertise into successful contingency operations
Provide detailed reviews and redlines to protection CONOPS, policies, and organizational agreements
Develop internal Mission Protection governance documents
Provide support Senior Staff for inter-agency meetings (provide topics, tracks action items, develop briefings, advises solutions)
Qualifications
Required:
ship
Active TS/SCI with polygraph
Bachelor's degree and thirteen (13) years or more relevant experience or field; master's and eleven (11) years or more experience.
In-depth expertise in Counterspace Mission Protection, to include threats, response options, and policy
Familiar with and able to integrate counterspace operations into SAP/CAP programs
Familiar with stakeholders' role across the protection community including operators, mission partners, policy makers and acquisition offices.
Forward thinking self-starter able to proactively address customer requirements without supervision; expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics.
Polished, persuasive communicator (written/verbal), master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders - consensus builder.
Impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment - interacts with highest levels of government senior executives
Experienced with the Intelligence Community and relevant Department of War organizations, especially space operations
Desired:
USAF Weapons School graduate (Space Weapons Instructor Course)
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .
Location: Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-04-01
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
- JOB DESCRIPTION: SAIC seeks a Senior Mission Protection Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical services in Chantilly, VA. As the government's trusted subject matter expert and thought leader on Counterspace Mission Protection, the MP SE will assist the government by providing defensive counterspace tactics development expertise that also includes planning, developing and overseeing coordination of Mission Protection CONOPS, policies and frameworks across the enterprise.
Serve as the government's SME on integration of counterspace response options
Provide operational expertise into successful contingency operations
Provide detailed reviews and redlines to protection CONOPS, policies, and organizational agreements
Develop internal Mission Protection governance documents
Provide support Senior Staff for inter-agency meetings (provide topics, tracks action items, develop briefings, advises solutions)
Qualifications
Required:
ship
Active TS/SCI with polygraph
Bachelor's degree and thirteen (13) years or more relevant experience or field; master's and eleven (11) years or more experience.
In-depth expertise in Counterspace Mission Protection, to include threats, response options, and policy
Familiar with and able to integrate counterspace operations into SAP/CAP programs
Familiar with stakeholders' role across the protection community including operators, mission partners, policy makers and acquisition offices.
Forward thinking self-starter able to proactively address customer requirements without supervision; expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics.
Polished, persuasive communicator (written/verbal), master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders - consensus builder.
Impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment - interacts with highest levels of government senior executives
Experienced with the Intelligence Community and relevant Department of War organizations, especially space operations
Desired:
USAF Weapons School graduate (Space Weapons Instructor Course)
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .