SIGINT Systems Architect

Job ID: 2613982

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-06-24

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

The SIGINT Systems Architect is a member of a high performing team supporting the customer Chief Architect by providing expert advice and performing activities and tasks necessary to define and implement an innovative future SIGINT space architecture in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The SIGINT Systems Architect supports the development of overhead SIGINT architectures and integration of new capabilities, including requirements definition, analysis and systems engineering to meet compelling national security needs.

Responsibilities Include

Develop Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and architecture requirements, initial requirements flow-down, initial validation and verification approaches, trade studies, and analysis of enterprise-level and segment-specific portions of the end-to-end system

Perform early architecture level acquisition activities, including evaluating system level trades against enterprise level budgets, acquisition milestones, design reviews, technology assessment, and technology development

Assist with enterprise architecting, including the development of new concepts, analysis of trades, and engagement across the customer enterprise to manage dependencies and synchronize development activities

Lead and conduct cost-performance trade studies to identify and assess satellite constellation architectural options. Liaise with mission analysis and acquisition teams to ensure completeness

Support annual budget formulation, including developing contingent responses to potential increases and decreases in funding

Assist coordination with stakeholders and oversight on performance capabilities and acquisition deliverables

Develop and coordinate strategic, executive communications, and decision briefings in support of customer priorities, acquisitions, and missions

Support evaluation of developer proposals

Support customer design reviews, providing technical insight to evaluate developer design effectiveness and maturity

Support the customer Chief Engineer and Chief of Outreach as required

Qualifications

Required Education

Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience

Required Qualifications, including education, skills, years of experience and clearance:

Bachelor's degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) with at least 16 years of relevant experience

Understanding of DOD/IC satellite systems and architectures

Understanding of overhead SIGINT collection missions

Experience in DOD/IC acquisition and program management processes

Experience formulating DOD/IC budget proposals and justifications

Ability to work collaboratively with personnel from multiple functions and at all levels of the customer organization to deliver results; strong networking, interpersonal, customer service skills, team building and problem-solving skills with an ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience developing executive level briefings, white papers, and correspondence

Excellent organizational skills, ability to plan, track and maintain due dates for multiple taskers and products

Strong attention to detail

Demonstrated sustained superior performance

Available to travel domestically

Desired Attributes

Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math)

Prior SIGINT mission and/or acquisition experience

Previous experience developing national security space architectures

Clearance Requirements

TS/SCI with CI polygraph

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.