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Systems Engineer Principal

Job in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 44101, USA
Listing for: SAIC
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-08
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120001 - 160000 USD Yearly USD 120001.00 160000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job

Location: Cleveland, OH, US

Date Posted:

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: _SITE

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 activities and processes
  • Experience in systems engineering activities, practices, and processes
  • Demonstrated experience collaborating across cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Highly motivated and able to work independently
  • Team player dedicated to the mission
Desired Skills:
  • Experience with GSE and Ground Operations for spaceflight hardware
  • Previous experience in a defense, aerospace, or naval systems engineering processes and procedures
  • Familiarity or experience with critical lifts and types of space hardware testing
  • Experience with spaceflight hardware projects
  • INCOSE CSEP
Education/Experience:

Completed at least a bachelor of science degree in a STEM-related major from an accredited program with the following education and experience:
  • Bachelors and nine (9) years or more of relevant experience;
  • Masters and seven (7) years or more of relevant experience;
  • PhD or JD and four (4) years or more of relevant experience.
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit  For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .
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