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Job ID: 2616873
Location: Denver, CO, 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: TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead to join the National Security and Space Sector (NSS). You would work on a joint Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) crown jewel program providing highly specialized space/counter-space engineering, scientific, and analytical services from DenverAurora, Colorado. We support the Nation’s leading-edge IC and DoD space programs and offer compelling, deep-technical work that has direct influence and impact on program development and operations. Our team has Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across a variety of disciplines, including physics, math, RF, optics, space acquisition and operations, and intelligence collection and analysis.
This IPT Lead will work in a collaborative team-focused environment of U.S. Government civilians and contractors solving applied technical problems and developing usable solutions for multiple space-related capabilities and threats. The ideal candidate will:
Demonstrate the ability to provide technical leadership to teams of SMEs to include providing technical guidance and oversight, mentoring team members, integrating and delivering timely, quality products- Have excellent written and oral communication skills
- Have experience briefing and interacting with senior government customers
- Have experience creating, writing, integrating, and presenting technical briefings and documents
- Have the ability to decompose problems into analytical tasks
- Have experience with program planning, task decomposition, and resource assignments
This position qualifies for enhanced benefits.
Duties and responsibilities include:
Lead a team of multi-disciplined engineers and analysts in program-specific analyses, foreign threat capabilities and development and research- Tasking, timelines, status, and deliverables for the IPT across the analysis, threat and phenomenology functions
- Maintain communications and schedule meetings with end-customer offices, coordinate information needs, product delivery timelines and status
- Provide status of IPT projects, tasks, and deliverables to program and immediate government customer management at periodic reviews
- Identify, remove, and/or escalate blockers to team tasks or deliverables
- Participating in intelligence or cross-team product production meetings as required
- Achieving detailed understanding of multiple satellite systems, designs, operations and classifications
- Identifying gaps and prioritizing recommendations to achieve program protection objectives
- Author, review, and coordinate documents to facilitate Government decision making;
- Repeated use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
- Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of U.S. national security space capabilities, foreign space capabilities, and counter-space threats;
- Participate and represent the customer in various Government and contractor meetings and attend contractor programmatic and technical reviews (e.g. PMR, PDR, CDR, etc.) to provide technical recommendations and risk assessments;
- Frequently interacting with program managers, SETAs, FFRDCs and external stakeholders;
- Developing productive relationships with the Program Office, Prime, and Subcontract counterparts, functional IC or DoD counterparts, and other SMEs;
Qualifications
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physics or Mathematics and 16 or more years 14 or more with a Masters, 9 or more with a PhD) of experience in engineering/scientific fields
- In-depth technical expertise in at least two of the following areas: orbital analysis, satellite communication systems, space surveillance technologies, radar systems, and/or optical systems
- Experience with satellite acquisition, development, and operations
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience interacting with the intel community to include reading and applying intel assessments and coordinating with intel community experts
- Experience using STK or similar satellite mission analysis software
- Active TS/SCI Clearance with Special Access eligibility and consent to a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph. US Citizenship is required
- Demonstrated record of effective individual and group work behaviors, with abilities to proactively initiate and operate in dynamic and incompletely defined environments
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers through adaptive leadership and high emotional intelligence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience conveying technical concepts, results, and summaries to internal customers, external customers, and stakeholders of diverse technical backgrounds
Strongly Desired Skills:
- Masters or Doctorate Degree in Physics, Engineering, or Mathematics
- Experience in space system acquisition or space technology development
- Experience with project or task technical leadership
- Working knowledge of radar and/or optical technologies
- Familiarity with National Security Space architecture (IC and/or DoD)
- Experience using Systems Tool Kit (STK), MATLAB, Linux, Python or COAST/FIST
- Demonstrated proficiency with program-planning processes and tools (such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project)
Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Job ID: 2616873
Location: Denver, CO, 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: TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead to join the National Security and Space Sector (NSS). You would work on a joint Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) crown jewel program providing highly specialized space/counter-space engineering, scientific, and analytical services from DenverAurora, Colorado. We support the Nation’s leading-edge IC and DoD space programs and offer compelling, deep-technical work that has direct influence and impact on program development and operations. Our team has Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across a variety of disciplines, including physics, math, RF, optics, space acquisition and operations, and intelligence collection and analysis.
This IPT Lead will work in a collaborative team-focused environment of U.S. Government civilians and contractors solving applied technical problems and developing usable solutions for multiple space-related capabilities and threats. The ideal candidate will:
Demonstrate the ability to provide technical leadership to teams of SMEs to include providing technical guidance and oversight, mentoring team members, integrating and delivering timely, quality products- Have excellent written and oral communication skills
- Have experience briefing and interacting with senior government customers
- Have experience creating, writing, integrating, and presenting technical briefings and documents
- Have the ability to decompose problems into analytical tasks
- Have experience with program planning, task decomposition, and resource assignments
This position qualifies for enhanced benefits.
Duties and responsibilities include:
Lead a team of multi-disciplined engineers and analysts in program-specific analyses, foreign threat capabilities and development and research- Tasking, timelines, status, and deliverables for the IPT across the analysis, threat and phenomenology functions
- Maintain communications and schedule meetings with end-customer offices, coordinate information needs, product delivery timelines and status
- Provide status of IPT projects, tasks, and deliverables to program and immediate government customer management at periodic reviews
- Identify, remove, and/or escalate blockers to team tasks or deliverables
- Participating in intelligence or cross-team product production meetings as required
- Achieving detailed understanding of multiple satellite systems, designs, operations and classifications
- Identifying gaps and prioritizing recommendations to achieve program protection objectives
- Author, review, and coordinate documents to facilitate Government decision making;
- Repeated use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
- Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of U.S. national security space capabilities, foreign space capabilities, and counter-space threats;
- Participate and represent the customer in various Government and contractor meetings and attend contractor programmatic and technical reviews (e.g. PMR, PDR, CDR, etc.) to provide technical recommendations and risk assessments;
- Frequently interacting with program managers, SETAs, FFRDCs and external stakeholders;
- Developing productive relationships with the Program Office, Prime, and Subcontract counterparts, functional IC or DoD counterparts, and other SMEs;
Qualifications
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physics or Mathematics and 16 or more years 14 or more with a Masters, 9 or more with a PhD) of experience in engineering/scientific fields
- In-depth technical expertise in at least two of the following areas: orbital analysis, satellite communication systems, space surveillance technologies, radar systems, and/or optical systems
- Experience with satellite acquisition, development, and operations
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience interacting with the intel community to include reading and applying intel assessments and coordinating with intel community experts
- Experience using STK or similar satellite mission analysis software
- Active TS/SCI Clearance with Special Access eligibility and consent to a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph. US Citizenship is required
- Demonstrated record of effective individual and group work behaviors, with abilities to proactively initiate and operate in dynamic and incompletely defined environments
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers through adaptive leadership and high emotional intelligence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience conveying technical concepts, results, and summaries to internal customers, external customers, and stakeholders of diverse technical backgrounds
Strongly Desired Skills:
- Masters or Doctorate Degree in Physics, Engineering, or Mathematics
- Experience in space system acquisition or space technology development
- Experience with project or task technical leadership
- Working knowledge of radar and/or optical technologies
- Familiarity with National Security Space architecture (IC and/or DoD)
- Experience using Systems Tool Kit (STK), MATLAB, Linux, Python or COAST/FIST
- Demonstrated proficiency with program-planning processes and tools (such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project)
Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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How do I get a team lead job in Denver?
Focus your search on Denver's strongest hiring sectors, which include technology, healthcare, logistics, and retail operations concentrated in areas like LoDo, the Tech Center, and Aurora. Employers here favor candidates who can show direct leadership experience, even informal, alongside familiarity with the fast-paced, cross-functional teams common in Denver's mid-size and growth-stage companies. Tailoring your resume to the specific industry vertical you're targeting gives you a clear edge.
Which companies hire team leads in Denver?
Denver team lead roles are posted by HDR, Pie Insurance, and CAVA and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Denver's employer mix skews toward healthcare networks, regional distribution hubs, outdoor and consumer brands, and an expanding base of enterprise technology firms, all of which hire team leads regularly across departments.
Are there remote team lead jobs in Denver?
Yes, though availability depends heavily on the role type: customer operations, software engineering, and analytics team leads are far more likely to be remote than those overseeing warehouse, retail, or clinical staff. About 78% of team lead openings tied to Denver are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the city's strong tech-sector presence. Hybrid schedules are especially common among Denver's downtown and Denver Tech Center employers.
How can I get a team lead job in Denver with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Denver is moving into a team lead role from within, particularly at the city's large healthcare systems, retail chains, and logistics operators, which routinely promote high performers from individual contributor roles. Targeting shift supervisor or senior associate positions at Denver's distribution centers, hospital networks, or flagship retail locations builds the direct leadership experience hiring managers expect. Volunteering to mentor new hires or cover a lead's responsibilities during gaps also strengthens your case concretely.
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