Lab Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2615312

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-05

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC has an opportunity for a Lab Systems Engineer to join an elite Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) team in Chantilly, VA . We need a proactive, detail-oriented systems engineer with polished communication and organizational skills. The successful candidate contributes to the success of the government and the SAIC team by:

Providing technical and programmatic support to the government for all lab activities

Providing subject matter expertise to customer leadership on emerging technologies and initiatives related to space systems capabilities

Advising customer and enterprise leadership on efficacy of planned lab initiatives (cost, schedule, performance, and risk)

Advising customer leadership on operational efficiencies, including systematic and innovative allocation of limited resources (e.g. personnel, power, space, and cooling)

Representing customer in evaluating impacts to site architecture driven by capability changes; assesses innovative concepts and emerging lab capabilities for potential transition onto operational baselines

Qualifications

Required

Active TS/SCI clearance with adjudicated current polygraph

Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) or relevant field and three (3) years or more experience, Master's Degree in STEM or relevant field and one (1) year or more experience.

Demonstrated expertise across full systems engineering lifecycle and project management

Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and deliverables

Basic understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps concepts, Agile development

Polished communicator (written/verbal), impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment, confident presenting analysis and recommendations to all levels of government

Ability to work independently and with a team

Ability to operate effectively with contractor, SETA, FFRDC, and Government teammates

Expert user in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio)

Desired

Understanding of IT and cybersecurity principles, including cloud operations and layered defense

Active cyber certification at IAT Level 2 (i.e. Security+ CE)

Experience developing staff products (briefings, analysis) on short deadlines (8 hours or less)

Experience supporting senior government officials

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.