Senior Systems Engineer
Job details
- Level
- Senior
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
- Oct 17, 2026
- Last confirmed open
- Oct 17, 2026
About this role
Job ID 2617239 Location North Charleston, SC, US Date Posted 2026-09-30 Category Engineering and Sciences Subcategory Systems Engineer Schedule Full-Time Shift Day Job Travel Yes - 10% of the time Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE Description SAIC is seeking an Systems Engineer Principal to join our team in support of Naval Electronic Warfare (EW) missions.
In this senior-level role, you will be responsible for architecting and developing resilient, distributed systems capable of operating in disconnected, low-bandwidth, or unreliable network environments, integrating electronic attack, electronic protection, and electronic support measures across military platforms. The candidate will sit at our customer site in North Charleston, SC.
Job Duties
Design and develop scalable, modular software and hardware architectures for non-kinetic EW systems of systems, defining interfaces, specifications, and requirements in support of naval missions Evaluate and select technologies, frameworks, and tools to meet mission requirements while staying current with advancements in EW, cyber, and information operations Ensure seamless integration of non-kinetic capabilities with existing and future military platforms, including Cross-Domain Solutions and Naval Communications and Network integration Analyze high-level requirements to develop detailed technical specifications for software and hardware components, ensuring compliance with military standards Develop and utilize model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and modeling and simulation environments to quantify system performance, conduct trade studies, and support testing and validation Qualifications Required Education and Experience Bachelor's degree and nine (9) years of experience; four (4) additional years of work experience in lieu of a degree Demonstrated experience in systems of systems engineering, including architecture design and development for EW or related defense systems Experience with electronic warfare domains including electronic attack (EA), electronic protection (EP), and electronic support measures (ESM) Experience with Cross-Domain Solutions and Naval Communications and Network integration Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies Required Clearance An active TS/SCI clearance is required to start Desired Qualifications OMG Certified Systems Modelling Professional