Chief Space Systems Engineer

El Segundo, CA, United States • Posted June 01, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: El Segundo, CA
Posted: June 01, 2026
Category: other-general
Application Deadline: June 06, 2026

Role Description

**Description**


SAIC is seeking a highly experienced **Space Systems Chief Systems Engineer** to support Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SSC/SZ) portfolio. Position is available in **El Segundo, California** .

**Fun stuff you will do on the job:**

+ Engages with developers to evaluate software simulators, engineering units, and hardware simulators through integration activities.
+ Leads technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversees development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.
+ Oversees payload integration and interface control management.
+ Performs system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems, ground segment integration, and deployment into operations.
+ Manage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders.
+ Performs systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requireme...

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