Attitude Control Systems Engineer
Chantilly, VAJob$120–160K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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SAIC seeks an Attitude Control Systems Engineer to monitor progress and issues for spaceflight hardware in production and test on a classified space program. The engineer will participate in ACS and mechanical actuator design, requirements development and verification, and unit integration and test for a next-generation spacecraft architecture. The role is located in Chantilly, Virginia and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
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Description
SAIC is seeking an Attitude Control Systems Engineer . In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, tracking, and reporting on progress & issues associated with spaceflight hardware currently in production and test for a classified space program. You will be an integral participant in ACS and mechanical actuator design, requirements development & verification, and unit integration & test for a next generation spacecraft architecture.
This role is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to be considered.
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Review and coordinate changes to specifications, ICDs, and system level requirements documentation for ACS and propulsion subsystems.
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Track development issues and attend unit, subsystem, system level design reviews.
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Support launch and spacecraft on-orbit test, as required.
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Identify and assess emerging risks and develops & evaluates proposed burn-down plans.
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Review developer’s readiness to proceed into spacecraft test at various levels of assembly.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
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Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
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Bachelors Degree in Aerospace, Astronautical, or Mechanical Engineering and 9 years or more experience; Masters and 7 years or more experience; PhD or JD and 4 years or more experience.
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Desired education and experience with spacecraft ACS hardware and software design, manufacture, simulation, and test
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Experience in DoD IC acquisition and program management processes.
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Working knowledge of control theory, reaction wheel/control moment gyro, star sensor/tracker, inertial reference units/sensors, sun sensor, magnetic torque rod, GPS receiver, and control algorithm development.
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Experience in the design & integration of satellite buses and knowledgeable of launch & flight operations of space vehicles.
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Ability to work collaboratively with personnel from multiple functions and at all levels of the customer organization to deliver results.
Desired Qualifications:
- Education and experience with spacecraft ACS hardware and software design, manufacturing, simulation, and testing.
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2618766
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 11,502 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–160K/yr
- Virginia median$120–185K/yr834 salary ranges
- US median$116–190K/yr8,484 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 8% below the Virginia median midpoint ($152K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,052 open Systems Engineer jobs in Virginia and 11,502 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,604 postings).
- Education
- 4,559 of the 11,502 open Systems Engineer jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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.
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