Platform Engineer

Job
Location: PASCAGOULA, MS, United States
Date Posted: Dec 23, 2025
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Platform Engr
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum

Clearance Required:

Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
Benefits:

SAIC is seeking a Platform Engineer for the shipboard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5

ISR) major systems. This program will be part of a transformative venture, driving the future of next generation afloat mission effectiveness in response to evolving strategic and environmental demands.

This position is contingent upon award news, expected early 2026.

• Perform Platform Engineering SATCOM and data link support for stage 4 and 5 test procedures development and test execution project for shipboard C5
  
  ISR systems.
• Communicate to assigned Project Manager all key project SATCOM systems integration plans, and engineering changes including requirements, C5
  
  ISR systems configurations and status, schedule, and scope changes.
• Works with the multidisciplinary technical team to ensure successful shipboard industrial test procedures development and testing.

Please view our program page for more information and view all open positions available:

• Required
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  Bachelor’s and nine (9) years or more relevant experience with one or more C5
  
  ISR systems listed below; additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of degrees.
• Required Security Clearance: Must have an active secret clearance on first day of employment with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Required Experience with One or More Key shipboard SATCOM Systems:
  • Commercial Broadband Satellite Program and STING terminals.
  • Navy Multiband Terminal (AEHF, WGS, MILSTAR).
  • Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL).
  • Advanced Time Division Multiple Access Interface Processor.
  • Satellite Terminal (transportable) Non-Geostationary (STING).
  • EHF SATCOM.
  • Global Broadcast Service (GBS).
  • Satellite Signals Navigation Set (WRN-6V).
• Required
  
  Certifications:
  
  Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) IA Level II - Security+ certification, or CSSIP or equivalent.
• Desired Qualifications and
  
  Experience:
  
  
  • Familiar with C4
    
    ISR/C5
    
    ISR Interface Control Documents, Block diagrams, electrical wiring diagrams, and Functional Interface Drawings.
  • Experience with MIL-STD-2106 Development of Shipboard Industrial Test procedures.
  • Prior experience working in a Firm Fixed Price environment.
  • Prior experience providing support for a project in a shipyard environment.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit  For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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