What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Analyst SME position at SAIC?
Job ID 2612155
Location Huntsville, AL, US
Date Posted 2026-05-04
Category Program Management
Subcategory Project Analyst
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Cost Analyst Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office. This position will sit in Huntsville, Alabama.
Job Responsibilities
Required Education
Location Huntsville, AL, US
Date Posted 2026-05-04
Category Program Management
Subcategory Project Analyst
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Cost Analyst Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office. This position will sit in Huntsville, Alabama.
Job Responsibilities
- Analyze cost findings and recommendations for cost and price evaluations for government contracts
- Develop and maintain complex cost models to project pricing scenarios and evaluate competitive proposals
- Responsible for a wide range of pre-award and post-award functions
- Provide Subject Matter Expertise regarding the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), cost accounting standards, and various contract types
Required Education
- Bachelors and ten (10) years or more experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree
- Expert knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), particularly Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) and Part 31 (Contract Cost Principles and Procedures)
- Proven experience with various contract types, including firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and time-and-materials
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills
- 10 (ten) years of direct experience in the cost and price evaluation of proposals for government contracts
- Minimum of a Secret clearance required to start