**Description** SAIC is hiring a **Systems Engineer** with experience in defense weapon systems to join our energized team in support of an exciting variety of programs. SAIC supports the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) customers as to cultivate and develop innovative solutions to address common concerns of reliable and maintainable weapon systems (https://ac.cto.mil/sea/). SAIC also provides technical expertise to improve the state-of-practice to pursue crosscutting issues across the acquisition community and within the systems engineering enterprise. As key team member, you will assist OUSD(R&E) advance the practice of Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) engineering focused on sustainment of reliable and maintainable weapon systems. You will regularly work with the R&M community of practice and DoD senior executives. You will review OUSD(R&E) modernization priorities and related technologies, legislation, policies, procedures, practices, guidance, standards, handbooks, tools, DoD workforce skills and training, in coordination with OUSD(R&E) organizations, DoD Components, other federal agencies, and academic and industry partners. Highly qualified candidates will have additional experience with model-based systems engineering and/or software development (to include software reliability). **This position is hybrid remote with onsite work located in Alexandria, VA. The candidate must reside in the National Capital Region (NCR).** **Job Responsibilities:** + Serve the government Director in coordinating, collaborating, and participating in sustainment initiatives + Provide subject matter expertise in the development and implementation of the R&M Body of Knowledge and related workforce training courses + Support annual R&M Symposium (RAMS) by preparing workshops, briefing, and supporting the OUSD(R&E) participation in RAMS + Support instantiation of Model Based Systems Engineering and SysML into R&M Engineering activities + Conduct analysis of alternatives (AoA) to support the recommendation of approaches, tools, and technologies for development of new analytics, including data- and event-driven analytics supporting R&M engineering + Collaborate with various engineering teams to support requirements definition, integration, and deployment of newly developed capabilities + Prepare presentations and other materials to support project functions. Draft correspondence, reports, white papers, minutes, spreadsheets, communications products, briefs, and other documentation **Qualifications** **Required Experience:** + Bachelors degree and five (5) years of experience; Masters and three (3) years of experience + Bachelor's degree in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline that is relevant to engineering **Required Clearance:** + SECRET clearance required to start; Ability to obtain TS/SCI. + US citizenship required **Required Skills:** + Must be able to work both independently and with a team to execute work tasks in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment + Demonstrated experience in planning, briefing, and coordinating senior-level technical reviews, panels, or similar meetings with diverse participants + Strong communication skills, both written and verbal + Ability to convey complex ideas and theories to technical and non-technical audiences + Experience with government, industry or academia in R&M Engineering discipline + Knowledge of DOD 5000 documentation guiding defense acquisition engineering processes + Experience supporting US Federal Government agencies and processes + Experience with data analysis software (e.g., miniTab, R, SPSS) + Experience or familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework Environment (SAFe) + Minimum one active professional certification or academic certificate obtained within the last five years, related to the R&M discipline e.g., ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer + Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools (i.e., SySML tools), OMG-Certified SysML Professional (OCSMP) is a plus 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: 2413405 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