Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2616904 **Location:** Huntsville, AL, US **Date Posted:** 2026\-09\-16 **Category:** Engineering and Sciences **Subcategory:** Systems Engineer **Schedule:** Full\-Time **Shift:** Day Job **Travel:** Yes \- 10% of the time **Minimum Clearance Required:** Secret **Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None **Potential for Remote Work:** ORA\_ON\_SITE **Description** SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and motivated **Systems Engineer** to join our innovative Air Ground Interoperability and Integration Lab (AGIIL) team, supporting U.S. Army DEVCOM. In this critical role, you will contribute to the development and sustainment of cutting\-edge tactical networking and messaging solutions that are vital to national security and the operational effectiveness of our warfighters. This role is on\-site at Redstone Arsenal in **Huntsville, AL.** As a Systems Engineer within the AGIIL team, you will play a pivotal role in the full lifecycle development of our advanced tactical communication systems. You will be instrumental in translating operational needs into robust technical solutions, ensuring the successful delivery of critical capabilities for the U.S. Army and other DoW customers. This position offers the opportunity to work on challenging projects that directly impact military readiness and national defense. You will apply a comprehensive understanding of Systems Engineering principles to design, integrate, and verify complex systems in a fast\-paced R\&D environment, contributing independently while also collaborating closely with senior engineers and mentors. **Key Responsibilities:** * Lead and perform Systems Engineering activities across the entire lifecycle, from concept development and requirements definition to operations and sustainment, specifically for Aviation\-based, Medical\-based, or Tactical Networking systems. * Provide technical oversight for development efforts, utilizing both traditional (e.g., waterfall, spiral) and agile/prototype methodologies. * Develop and evolve operational concepts, system architectures, and detailed design specifications. * Conduct thorough requirements analysis, flow\-down, and verification planning, identifying and mitigating potential risks. * Manage and maintain the technical baseline through rigorous Configuration Management practices. * Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, and detailed trade studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. * Contribute to the definition of interface and data architectures, data definition standards, and validation and verification processes. * Analyze system and operational performance, conduct lifecycle cost analysis, and support decision analysis activities. * Collaborate effectively with cross\-functional teams, including software, hardware, and test engineers, to ensure integrated system solutions. * Contribute to the design and optimization of IT infrastructure elements such as data st