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Experiment Design Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VAOnsiteFull Time$120,000–$160,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Experiment Design
  • Systems Engineering
  • SETA
  • R&D
  • AI
  • ML
  • data collection
  • data analysis
  • program acquisition
  • statement of work

Nice to have

  • Intelligence Community
  • Department of Defense
  • USG

Role summary

SAIC is seeking an Experiment Design Systems Engineer to support U.S. Government (USG) Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. This role involves leading Research & Development (R&D) for AI and ML algorithms, providing Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support. Responsibilities include coordinating experiment design and execution on residual spacecraft, managing data collection and analysis, documenting results, assisting with program acquisition packages, and performing analysis of alternatives. The position requires strong systems engineering skills, experience with AI/ML, data analysis, technical writing, and program acquisition processes.

SAIC seeks an Experiment Design Systems Engineer to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). SAIC provides research, engineering, design, analysis, acquisition, development, integration, test, and operations support USG Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. The target salary range is $120,00 - $160,000

The engineer sought here serves a USG Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. This position provides Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support services. Your responsibilities include some or all the following:

  • Coordinate with key stakeholders in the design and execution of experiments on residual spacecraft
  • Coordinate with experiment stakeholders on the interfaces required to support experiment execution
  • Support the collection and analysis of collected data to validate experiment objectives
  • Document experiment results and findings in a clear and concise manner through reports, presentations, and publications
  • Work with government technical and contracts staff developing program acquisition packages including but not limited to statement of work, Justification & Approval, development of Request for Contract Action Package (RCAP) artifacts, Request For Information (RFI), Request For Proposal (RFP), and executive briefing materials
  • Assist USG Program Office with analysis of alternatives to optimize technical, cost, and schedule performance considerations and improve knowledge and understanding of system, technology, and architecture tradeoffs.

  • Technical and programmatic support through the entire project life cycle including concept development, system definition, acquisition planning, source selection, system design, development, integration and test, system delivery, and deployment.

  • Support systems engineering activities such as risk management, schedule management, and technical performance management

  • Briefings and reports including technical and programmatic assessments presenting analysis, results, conclusions, and recommendations. 

  • Assessment of white papers and vendor marketing materials


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