43 flight test engineer jobs found

Description SAIC is seeking an A ttitude Control Systems (ACS) Engineer . In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, tracking, and reporting on progress & issues associated with spaceflight hardware currently in production and test for a classified space program. You will be an integral participant in ACS and mechanical actuator design, requirements development & verification, and unit integration & test for a next generation spacecraft architecture. This role is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to be considered. Job Duties include, but are not limited to: Review and coordinate changes to specifications, ICDs, and system level requirements documentation for ACS and propulsion subsystems. Track development issues and attend unit, subsystem, system level design reviews. Support launch and spacecraft on-orbit test, as required. Identify and assess emerging risks and develops &...

Description SAIC is seeking a highly skilled Mission Planning Lead (MPL) to join the Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) Program Team. The Mission Planning Lead will play a critical role in test planning and execution, leading efforts from the initiation of MACH-TB Lifecycle 3 (Test Planning and Execution) through launch and post-mission reviews. This position is pivotal to the success of test missions that shape the future of defense technologies, ensuring mission activities are executed efficiently, effectively, and in alignment with program and stakeholder requirements. This position demands exceptional organizational skills, clear communication, strong interpersonal abilities, and adaptability. The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic environments, maintains calm under pressure, and demonstrates the ability to quickly craft effective solutions to novel challenges as they arise. Experience in leading large teams and multitasking across...

Description SAIC is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to lead the Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom and Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) efforts. SR-1 will demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion and provide a path to higher powered and longer duration Mars missions. The candidate would be S upporting the SR-1 PPE Lead Systems Engineer. Essential Duties and Responsibilities : Definition and oversight of PPE assembly, integration and test (AI&T) Development of GSE requirements Development of launch site ground operations Coordinate activities with the SR-1 Vehicle Integration team Provide insight and oversight of the prime contractor's AI&T team Location: Work will be performed in Cleveland, Ohio, onsite at NASA GRC 5-days a week. Qualifications Required Skills: Experience developing complex flight hardware Demonstrated experience leading AI&T...

Description SAIC's Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group is growing and looking for innovative, mission-driven professionals to help us advance cutting-edge space capabilities for our Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers. Embark on a rewarding career just ten miles from SAIC headquarters, as part of our Chantilly, VA team supporting essential programs in systems development, targeting & intelligence analysis, systems engineering & integration, and beyond. We are seeking a Satellite Subsystem Systems Engineer to serve as a team member on a state-of-the-art space program that continuously operates in all phases of the system lifecycle. In this SETA role, you oversee design, integration, and test of one or more satellite subsystems. Key Responsibilities In this highly collaborative and technically complex position, you will: • Serve as the Government Program Office's focal point for all satellite subsystem development and...

Description SAIC is seeking a GNC Aerospace Engineer in Dahlgren, VA. Responsibilities: • Develop, implement, and refine GNC algorithms for guidance laws, control loops, navigation filters, and state estimation. • Support weapon system modeling and simulation, including 6 DOF (six degrees of freedom) simulation environments and subsystem integration. • Perform trajectory analysis, mission performance evaluations, and control system stability assessments. • Develop navigation solutions integrating IMUs, GPS, INS, seekers, and other sensor modalities. • Conduct Monte Carlo analysis, uncertainty modeling, and system performance sensitivity studies. • Implement GNC prototypes in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++, or equivalent simulation frameworks. • Analyze telemetry, flight test data, and HWIL/SIL outputs to validate system performance. • Support requirements decomposition, interface definition, and subsystem integration with E20 system engineering teams. • Document...

Description SAIC seeks an Applied Technology Systems Engineer to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). SAIC provides research, engineering, design, analysis, acquisition, development, integration, test, and operations support to the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of War (DoW) customers. We support development and delivery of next generation and generation after next national security systems based on land, at sea, in air, and in space. The engineer sought here serves a USG Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational technologies and capabilities in support of the organization's overhead architecture. This position provides Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support services. Job Description: Independently work across organizational lines to identify critical capability gaps to the organization's future overhead...

Description SAIC seeks an Experimental Satellite Space Ground Integration Systems Engineer to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). SAIC provides research, engineering, design, analysis, acquisition, development, integration, test, and operations support USG Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. We support development and delivery of next generation and generation after next national security systems based on land, at sea, in air, and in space. The engineer sought here serves a USG Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational Experimental Satellite Ground solutions. This position provides Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support services. Job Description: Support the government with integration of experimental satellites with ground services Implementation of advanced satellite...

Description SAIC is seeking Ground Systems Software Engineers who want to help with spacecraft configurations and science and military missions in flight experiment programs working at Kirtland AFB, NM . Work alongside Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) / Integrated Experiments and Evaluation Division (RVE) to provide concept design, development, integration, test and evaluation, and engineering prototypes to demonstrate the viability of innovative space technologies along with cradle-to-grave support to ground, high-altitude balloon, near-space and spaceflight experiments and mission concepts. If you like Space and want to partner with cutting edge technology advancements, this is the job for you. Fun stuff you will do on the job: • Perform full life-cycle software development for a networked, high-reliability Command and Control (C2) ground system for the United States Space Force (USSF). • Work with end user stakeholders, systems engineering, network, and...

Description SAIC seeks a senior EO/IR Systems Engineer providing programmatic and comprehensive technical support to government leadership in executing a mission portfolio focused on advanced electro-optical (EO)/infrared (IR) remote sensing development programs. The successful candidate will be a proactive Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) with strong communications skills and the ability to operate effectively across technical and programmatic domains. It is important that the candidate possess strong administrative/management skills as the position requires roughly two-thirds program management focus and one-third technical contribution. Core Responsibilities Strategic Mission Support Identify, assess, and implement technical and programmatic needs necessary to execute the government lead's mission objectives across optical technology domains Develop technical strategies, analyses, recommendations, and technology roadmaps for advanced...

Description DESCRIPTION: SAIC has an opportunity in Chantilly, Virginia for a mid-level engineer to join an award-winning SIGINT Flight team providing analysis and recommendations directly contributing to operational and future SIGINT collection systems used for National Security purposes. Members of the team apply aspects of electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, and computer and data science to perform analysis under the guidance of the SIGINT Flight Team Lead and in close collaboration with one another. Members of the team also prepare technical and programmatic briefings and interface with Government Customers on a frequent and ongoing basis. Occasional short-term and extended travel to CONUS and OCONUS government and contractor locations required. Responsibilities: Serve as one of the government's trusted technical advisors for SIGINT mission systems modeling and analysis in areas from spacecraft bus and payload to...

Description SAIC seeks an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Systems Engineer to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). SAIC provides research, engineering, design, analysis, acquisition, development, integration, test, and operations support USG Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. The engineer sought here serves a USG Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. This position provides Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support services. Your responsibilities include some or all of the following: Evaluation of advanced AI/ML concepts, systems, technologies, designs, architectures, interfaces into space and ground systems. Support Agile SAFe program development processes and activities Assist USG Program Office with...

Description SAIC is seeking a Hardware Engineer with expertise in fiber optics for shipboard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. This program will be part of a transformative venture, driving the future of next generation afloat mission effectiveness through the integration ofcutting-edge commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systemsand network technologies using fiber-optic infrastructure. Job Duties: Work with a variety of engineering documents, including interface control documents, cable block diagrams, wiring diagrams, and fiber-optic cable topology. Support Stage 4 and Stage 5 test procedures for integrated C5ISR and COTS systems. Ensure system accuracy and readiness through review, updates, and maintenance of engineering documentation. Qualifications Required Education and Experience: Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and two (2) years or more relevant experience hardware...

Description SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced command and control capabilities across the Department of the Air Force, bringing deep expertise in how cutting edge technologies are engineered, secured, and delivered to the fight. At the center of this mission, the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) unifies data, sensors, mission applications, cloud based services, and emerging AI enabled automation to give warfighters a decisive edge-turning complex, multidomain information into fast, clear, and actionable decisions in the moments that matter most. The CMCC System Facilitator contract positions SAIC to accelerate how new capabilities are integrated, tested, secured, and transitioned into operational use, working side by side with operators, engineers, Capability Providers, and government teams to ensure every delivery strengthens mission readiness. This effort offers the chance to directly shape how the Air Force sees, decides, and acts across all domains-making...

Description SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced command and control capabilities across the Department of the Air Force, bringing deep expertise in how cutting edge technologies are engineered, secured, and delivered to the fight. At the center of this mission, the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) unifies data, sensors, mission applications, cloud based services, and emerging AI enabled automation to give warfighters a decisive edge-turning complex, multidomain information into fast, clear, and actionable decisions in the moments that matter most. The CMCC System Facilitator contract positions SAIC to accelerate how new capabilities are integrated, tested, secured, and transitioned into operational use, working side by side with operators, engineers, Capability Providers, and government teams to ensure every delivery strengthens mission readiness. This effort offers the chance to directly shape how the Air Force sees, decides, and acts across all domains-making...

Description SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced command and control capabilities across the Department of the Air Force, bringing deep expertise in how cutting edge technologies are engineered, secured, and delivered to the fight. At the center of this mission, the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) unifies data, sensors, mission applications, cloud based services, and emerging AI enabled automation to give warfighters a decisive edge-turning complex, multidomain information into fast, clear, and actionable decisions in the moments that matter most. The CMCC System Facilitator contract positions SAIC to accelerate how new capabilities are integrated, tested, secured, and transitioned into operational use, working side by side with operators, engineers, Capability Providers, and government teams to ensure every delivery strengthens mission readiness. This effort offers the chance to directly shape how the Air Force sees, decides, and acts across all domains-making...

Description SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced commandandcontrol capabilities across the Department of the Air Force, bringing deepexpertisein howcuttingedgetechnologies are engineered, secured, and delivered to the fight. At the center of this mission, the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) unifies data, sensors, mission applications, cloudbasedservices, and emerging AIenabled automation to give warfighters a decisive edge - turning complex, multidomain information into fast, clear, and actionable decisions in the moments that matter most. The CMCC System Facilitator contract positions SAIC to accelerate how new capabilities are integrated, tested, secured, and transitioned into operational use, working sidebyside with operators, engineers, Capability Providers, and government teams to ensure every delivery strengthens mission readiness. This effort offers the chance to directly shape how the Air Force sees, decides, and acts across all domains-making a tangible...

Description SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced commandandcontrol capabilities across the Department of the Air Force, bringing deepexpertisein howcuttingedgetechnologies are engineered, secured, and delivered to the fight. At the center of this mission, the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) unifies data, sensors, mission applications, cloudbasedservices, and emerging AIenabled automation to give warfighters a decisive edge - turning complex, multidomain information into fast, clear, and actionable decisions in the moments that matter most. The CMCC System Facilitator contract positions SAIC to accelerate how new capabilities are integrated, tested, secured, and transitioned into operational use, working sidebyside with operators, engineers, Capability Providers, and government teams to ensure every delivery strengthens mission readiness. This effort offers the chance to directly shape how the Air Force sees, decides, and acts across all domains-making a tangible...

Description SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced commandandcontrol capabilities across the Department of the Air Force, bringing deepexpertisein howcuttingedgetechnologies are engineered, secured, and delivered to the fight. At the center of this mission, the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) unifies data, sensors, mission applications, cloudbasedservices, and emerging AIenabled automation to give warfighters a decisive edge - turning complex, multidomain information into fast, clear, and actionable decisions in the moments that matter most. The CMCC System Facilitator contract positions SAIC to accelerate how new capabilities are integrated, tested, secured, and transitioned into operational use, working sidebyside with operators, engineers, Capability Providers, and government teams to ensure every delivery strengthens mission readiness. This effort offers the chance to directly shape how the Air Force sees, decides, and acts across all domains-making a tangible...

Description SAIC is seeking an Agile Scrum Master and Project Engineer to guide day to day Agile execution for CMCC engineering teams. Operating under the Agile Lead , this role provides team level Agile facilitation, sprint organization, and engineering workflow coordination. The Agile Project Engineer ensures sprint commitments align with System Integration Process (SIP) requirements, facilitating collaboration between software, integration, DSOP, cloud, test, and cyber teams to maintain predictable, highquality delivery. SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced commandandcontrol capabilities across the Department of the Air Force, bringing deepexpertisein howcuttingedgetechnologies are engineered, secured, and delivered to the fight. At the center of this mission, the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) unifies data, sensors, mission applications,cloudbasedservices, and emerging AIenabled automation to give warfighters a decisive edge-turning complex, multidomain...

Description SAIC is seeking an Agile Scrum Master and Project Engineer to guide day to day Agile execution for CMCC engineering teams. Operating under the Agile Lead , this role provides team level Agile facilitation, sprint organization, and engineering workflow coordination. The Agile Project Engineer ensures sprint commitments align with System Integration Process (SIP) requirements, facilitating collaboration between software, integration, DSOP, cloud, test, and cyber teams to maintain predictable, highquality delivery. SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced commandandcontrol capabilities across the Department of the Air Force, bringing deepexpertisein howcuttingedgetechnologies are engineered, secured, and delivered to the fight. At the center of this mission, the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) unifies data, sensors, mission applications,cloudbasedservices, and emerging AIenabled automation to give warfighters a decisive edge-turning complex, multidomain...