SAIC
Systems Engineer Sr Principal
Customer Site, North Charleston, SC 29406
On-site
First seen by offpeak October 4, 2026
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SAIC is seeking an Systems Engineer Sr 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
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree and fourteen (14) 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