Principal Software Engineer Full Time

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US

Date Posted: 2026-04-13

Category: Software

Subcategory: SW 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_HYBRID

Description

SAIC seeks a highly experienced and energetic Principal Software Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Software Engineer is responsible for responsive and coherent planning, development, and delivery of PARCS and UEWR assessment of systems and networks within the environments to identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for code development and code deployment for the software version releases which modifies the software baseline of the BMEWS/PAVE PAWS ground-based radar sensors.
• Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs application software.
• Conducts analysis and collaborates with subject matter experts in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for information storage, processing, presentation, manipulation, display, or reporting.
• Ability to support system integration, test, development, and execution of various types of complex systems.
• Develops technical solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Participate in troubleshooting systems to resolve complex issues, interact, and coordinate with engineers responsible for sustaining operational and test systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and nine plus (9+) years’ relevant experience.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience developing software with C/C++.
• Experience in Agile development methodologies.

Desired:

• Experience developing software with Java, Python and FORTRAN.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with real-time embedded software for ground-based radar.
• Experience leading agile software development teams.
• Experience as a Scrum Master and Product Owner.
• Knowledge of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment mission and associated enterprise.

Target salary range: $160,001 – $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.