**Description** Join a winning team! SAIC’s National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently hiring for a customer within the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA. This customer is responsible for designing, building, and operating national security-related systems based in space, in the air, and on the ground. SAIC is a strong company providing opportunities for energetic individuals with a strong desire to expand their knowledge while increasing their responsibilities.    SAIC is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer with NRO experience to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer.    This position supports a System Program Office (SPO) in a technical capacity for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of system development and acquisitions that advance the NRO’s space resiliency posture. The systems engineer will join a team of on-site SETAs with responsibilities that may include but are not limited to the following: · Lead program through the Systems Engineering process · Communicate across organizational boundaries · Participate in the development, management, and assessment of program acquisition/engineering documentation · Review system level requirements and concepts of operation · Assess impacts of changes to functional/system/enterprise requirements on the architecture, interfaces, and verification/validation plans · Oversee system verification and validation process · Develop products in support of system level requirements and interface specifications for IC systems to leadership · Participate in technical interchange meetings between developers and the COTR **Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications:** · Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph · Bachelor’s degree in systems, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or scientific/technical discipline with at least 14 or more years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree in systems, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or scientific/technical discipline with at least 12 years or more relevant experience + Knowledge of system design, analysis, manufacturing and testing · Experience with IC systems engineering process · Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills · Strong written and interpersonal skills · Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment 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: 2416150 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