**Description** Acquisition Engineer to provide project engineering and acquisition Systems Engineering Technical Advisory (SETA) support to assist the Government Program Office Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) in planning, acquiring, developing, and monitoring engineering development and procurement contracts. This position requires an active TS/SCI with Poly and is located in Chantilly, Virginia. SAIC is seeking personnel with experience performing the following roles: - Provide support to the COTR in acquiring ground systems and providing oversight of Contractor’s program execution. Monitor performance requirements and compliance with contract technical requirements. - Develop acquisition and contracting strategies and plans and associated documents for procurement acquisitions - Develop Statements of Works (SOWs) and Request for Proposal packages to include bidder instructions and evaluation criteria - Support development of product technical requirements and prepare System Requirements Specifications/ Technical Requirements Documents for procurement acquisitions. - Support Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) development for Space-Ground systems - Provide recommendation of specifications and standards to be placed as program compliance/reference documents in contract. - Serve as advisor for technical evaluation of Contractor proposals. - Review contractor technical design documentation and data deliverables. Provide feedback to the COTR on documentation. Documentation includes: o Proposed architecture and design o Requirements functional analysis and allocation results o Test Program, Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Reports o Systems Engineering Master Plan (SEMP) o System/Subsystem Specifications (Hardware and Software) o Hardware/Software Build Plan o Integrated Master Schedules **Qualifications** :Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience - Participate as part of Government Program Office Team reviewing and participating in Contractor formal design reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR). - Witness Contractor conducted testing based upon technical expertise. - Conduct risk and opportunity management analysis. - Ability to independently work through all stages of tasking. - Strong written, communication, and presentation skills - Acquisition and/or project engineering experience required - BS in engineering or technical field strongly desired - Must have TS/SCI with Poly clearance. - Experience with grounds systems, ground terminals/antennas and associated site facility infrastructure, or other space/ground (satellite communications/SATCOM) systems desired SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2309942 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability