Associate Software Engineer

Job ID: 2613623 **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, US **Date Posted:** 2026\-06\-15 **Category:** Software **Subcategory:** SW Engineer **Schedule:** Full\-Time **Shift:** Day Job **Travel:** No **Minimum Clearance Required:** None **Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** Secret **Potential for Remote Work:** ORA\_HYBRID **Description** SAIC seeks a highly experienced and energetic **Software Engineer Associate** 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 Degree with 0\-2 years of experience * Must be willing and able to obtain a Secret security clearance NOTE: Federal law requires US citizenship to obtain a clearance * Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams * Experience developing software with C/C\+\+, Java, and Python. Desired: * Active Secret Clearance. * Experience in Agile development methodologies. * Experience as a Scrum Master and/or Product Owner. * Experience with writing technical documentation to capture design. Target salary range: $80,001 \- $120,000\. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.