Satellite Lead Mission Engineer

SAIC • Chantilly, VA, United States • Posted June 12, 2026

Location Chantilly, VA
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 12, 2026
**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 Lead Mission 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 partner with the Government and SETA Program Manager serving as the Mission Engineer responsible for orchestrating a proven technical team of system engineers and subject matter experts. Over the next year the mission completes unit and subsystem assembly, then begins syste...

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