SAIC logo

Acquisitions Systems Engineer

SAIC

Chantilly, VAJob$140–180K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$140–180K/yr
Location
Chantilly, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

SAIC seeks an Acquisitions Systems Engineer to support Government customers with systems engineering, acquisition, and program integration across research, development, prototyping, testing, transition, and related activities. The role advises Government program offices and supports lifecycle engineering, requirements management, acquisition documentation, program tracking, metrics, and stakeholder coordination in complex mission environments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

DoD and IC AcquisitionBudgetingContracting ProcessesProgram ManagementSystems EngineeringTechnical AdvisorySystem Lifecycle ProcessesRequirements ManagementTechnical DocumentationConfluence AdministrationJIRA AdministrationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationPresentation SkillsOrganizationMultitaskingIndependent WorkLeadershipSource SelectionTechnical EvaluationsAcquisition PlanningTraining Material DevelopmentExecutive BriefingsInterpersonal SkillsTeamworkAdaptabilityAttention to DetailFollow-Through

Qualifications

Bachelor's+14, Master's+12 or PhD/JD+4 YearsActive TS/SCI With PolygraphBachelor's+9, Master's+7 or PhD/JD+4 Years

Full job description

Description

SAIC seeks systems engineering, technical, acquisition, and program integration support to Government customers in the execution of research, development, prototype, test, transition, and related acquisition activities. Supports lifecycle engineering, requirements management, acquisition documentation, program tracking, metrics development, and coordination across Government, contractor, and mission partner organizations. Serves as an advisor to Government program offices, providing technical insight, programmatic guidance, and decision support in complex mission environments.

Functional Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical, analytical, acquisition, and programmatic support to Government program offices, technical leads, and leadership.

  • Support systems engineering activities throughout the system lifecycle, including concept development, requirements analysis, technical planning, integration, testing, transition, and sustainment-related documentation.

  • Lead or support the development, review, and maintenance of program and acquisition documentation, including Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), white papers, requirements documents, task descriptions, meeting minutes, technical assessments, cost evaluation inputs, and decision support materials.

  • Support acquisition planning and contract execution activities in accordance with Government processes and requirements, including source selection support, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) inputs, and contract closeout activities.

  • Maintain and administer collaboration, workflow, and documentation tools, including Confluence and JIRA, to support program execution, action tracking, and artifact management.

  • Support requirements management, traceability, and documentation control for technical and programmatic artifacts across multiple efforts.

  • Develop, assess, and maintain program metrics, dashboards, status reporting products, action item trackers, risk and issue logs, and lessons learned repositories.

  • Develop executive-level briefings, technical summaries, training materials, educational content, user guides, and reference materials for Government stakeholders and mission partners.

  • Manage attendance and marketing of government provided training courses, ensuring students receive necessary information.

  • Liaison with offsite facility used to host training, coordinating to ensure seating and audio-visual support is available.

  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including Government organizations, contractors, DoD and IC partners, military organizations, academic institutions, and research entities, as required.

  • Provide advisory support to identify program risks, integration challenges, process gaps, and opportunities to improve mission execution.

  • Perform other related systems engineering, acquisition, and program support duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph.

  • Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience.

  • Demonstrated experience with DoD and IC acquisition, budget, and contracting processes.

  • Demonstrated experience with program management functions, including technical, schedule, cost, risk, and closeout management.

  • Demonstrated experience providing SETA, systems engineering, technical advisory, or program management support to Government customers.

  • Knowledge of system lifecycle processes, systems engineering principles, and requirements management practices.

  • Experience preparing, reviewing, and coordinating technical and programmatic documentation.

  • Strong proficiency in Confluence and JIRA administration and use for workflow, documentation, and action tracking.

  • Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision and provide leadership across assigned efforts.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated senior-level experience providing SETA, systems engineering, technical advisory, or program management support to Government customers.

  • Experience supporting USG programs or customers.

  • Experience supporting source selections, technical evaluations, or acquisition planning activities.

  • Experience developing training materials for military or Government audiences.

  • Experience coordinating with DoD, IC, military, academic, or R&D organizations.

  • Experience supporting executive-level briefings, decision forums, and senior leadership engagements.

Core Competencies:

  • Systems engineering support.

  • Acquisition and contract documentation support.

  • Requirements management and traceability.

  • Program integration and stakeholder coordination.

  • Technical writing and executive-level documentation.

  • Metrics, performance tracking, and reporting.

  • Risk, issue, and lessons learned management.

  • Government advisory support.

Professional Qualities:

  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with senior Government personnel, mission partners, and contractors.

  • Strong oral, written, and presentation skills.

  • Self-motivated and able to work both independently and in a team environment.

  • Flexible and adaptable in a dynamic mission setting.

  • Strong attention to detail and follow-through.

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618274

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

How this job compares

Set against the 2,948 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$140–180K/yr
  • Virginia median$135–200K/yr186 salary ranges
  • US median$135–209K/yr2,142 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $160K, is 7% below the Virginia median midpoint ($172K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineering salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 235 open Systems Engineering jobs in Virginia and 2,948 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 14 years of experience — more than three in four Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 2,301 postings).
Education
983 of the 2,948 open Systems Engineering jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.