Mission Systems Engineer

CompanySAIC

LocationWarrington, England, United Kingdom

Posted At3/13/2026

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£52,000 (£26.67 per hour)

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Description

Job ID 2610202

Location , ENG, GB

Date Posted 2026-03-12

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 is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) services in the United Kingdom. If the successful candidate is CONUS located, relocation may be approximately 4 months after completing Government Customer requirements. Relocation assistance is provided if needed as well as housing stipend, cost of living, and other allowances for the duration of the tour. The successful candidate will

Represent the operations organization in executing spacecraft integration, test, launch, and on-orbit operations.
Conduct anomaly support, launch and mission readiness, and end-to-end assessments of changes to space systems architectures.

Provide technical leadership for the integration and operations of space and ground systems

Conduct technical reviews and assessments of program development and readiness activities.

Coordinate recommendations with government stakeholders and supports program status reviews.

Identify and communicate operational and system engineering risks, issues, opportunities, assumptions, mitigations, and dependencies

Provide analysis and recommendations for operations and systems engineering topics, present to a variety of audiences

Effectively communicate and collaborate with engineers and operators from various contractors and government organizations

Qualifications

Required

Must be a US Citizen
Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph
Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or relevant field is required (contractual requirement) and nine (9) years or more relevant experience; master’s and seven (7) years or more experience.
Demonstrated success performing systems engineering and operational support for SIGINT mission systems

Thorough understanding and application of end-to-end SIGINT collection processes

Experience with Program lifecycle(s) from concept development and design to deployment, operations and maintenance, as well as decommission--Must be familiar with related control gates and associated documentation

Knowledge of satellite constellations, spacecraft orbit, tasking process, and ground station characteristics

Knowledge of SIGINT space and ground architecture including mission control and/or mission processing functions

Must be a self-starter, able to proactively address customer requirements with no supervision and expert at defining solutions for broad and/or abstract topics

Must be a polished communicator (written/verbal) with impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment

Must be able to masterfully collaborate and coordinate with multiple stakeholders and be a consensus builder

Proficient with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Jira, Confluence

Desired

Familiar with MBSE/Digital Engineering, AGILE development and cloud technologies