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What is your telecommuting policy?
SAIC is supportive of and recognizes the need to provide flexible work arrangements for employees. All regular full-time or part-time employees are eligible to request consideration for the SAIC telecommuting program; participation is subject to written approval of management based upon business requirements.
What flexible job opportunities does your company support?
We offer a variety of schedules to employees, based on the work scope of the job function, the department, and the requirements of the customer. As a result of these policies and other employee focused programs, SAIC has been awarded a Maryland Worklife Excellence award for the past 5 years. The Maryland Work-Life Alliance, a statewide coalition of private, public and nonprofit organizations, is a statewide initiative of Discovery Communications, Inc. and the Montgomery County Government. The “Workplace Excellence” Seal of Approval recognizes visionary employers that view work/life as a strategic business imperative.
What kind of educational training does your company provide? Do you offer tuition reimbursement?
SAIC is committed to the continued personal and professional development of our employees. Our training and development programs focus on the essential leadership, technical, and business skills needed to support our corporate mission, and align those skills with the career development objectives of our employees. The scope and effectiveness of our employee training programs led Training Magazine to choose SAIC as one of the Top 125 Companies for Training for 2007.
SAIC University represents the core of the company’s internally focused training efforts. Its mission is to build the technical talent and leadership capability needed to solve our customers’ most important business and mission-critical problems through best-in-class learning and leadership development experiences. Program offerings within SAIC University are established in conjunction with SAIC businesses to ensure their relevance to business initiatives and to the current and future requirements of our employees’ professional development. These programs combine different strategies to fit the developmental targets, learning styles and workplace demands of our employees and customers.
SAIC University’s curriculum covers a broad range of topics and is delivered in a variety of formats to ensure access by all employees. SAIC uses a technology-based set of tools, including a virtual classroom (Webex), Web-based training and computer-based training. All of our instructor-led classrooms are equipped with video teleconferencing equipment to enable distance learning in as many instructional areas as possible.
In addition to technical training, SAIC University provides leadership training to ensure that line managers have the necessary people management skills required to attract, retain and lead SAIC’s highly skilled workforce. These courses are targeted toward new managers, middle managers and senior managers and are provided in both classroom and a Web-based format.
Our e-learning capability provides the most in-demand business, leadership, interpersonal skills, information technology and desktop courses in a 24/7 format. In addition to providing skills training, SAIC’s e-learning vendor has agreements with certain colleges and universities to provide academic degree credit for completion of appropriate Web-based courses. SAIC has also negotiated discounted group rates for graduate programs with local colleges and universities in many SAIC locations.
For employees who seek long-term growth within SAIC, our career paths and career development programs provide a wide variety of options for professional growth and career advancement. Within SAIC’s culture of employee ownership, career pursuits in and across Program Management, Technical, Management/Administrative and Marketing/Business Development are encouraged, appreciated, and rewarded equally.
For technologists, SAIC has established an Engineering, Science and Technology Council (ESTC), which has three purposes:
• To promote high-quality, imaginative technical work and reward distinguished technical accomplishment;
• To encourage professional career growth outside of the traditional management track;
• To develop an organized resource of technical expertise to serve in an advisory and mentoring capacity — both to the Company and to other professional staff.
SAIC also offers two employee networks, the SAIC Women’s Network and the SAIC Multicultural Network, to support the professional growth of employees at all levels and in all functional areas.
All regular, full-time employees are eligible to request tuition assistance from their division manager. Eligibility is based on course work that contributes to the employee’s skill or work knowledge for current or future assignments. Employees must maintain a minimum grade level of “C” to be reimbursed Examples of reimbursable tuition-related expenses include, but are not limited to, tuition fees (including registration, nonresident, laboratory, library), materials for graphics/design coursework, application fees, books, building facilities fee, equipment fees, and continuous registration fees required by an educational institution while working on a thesis or dissertation. SAIC policy allows for annual reimbursement up to the federal non-taxable maximum.
What kind of skills do you look for in an employee?
We seek skills in engineering, information technology, security and intelligence analysis and government contract expertise. Over sixty percent of our positions require security clearances.
Does your company offer child care on the premises?
No.
Does your company offer commuting benefits?
No.
Why should people work for your company?
It is the people – the professional, highly educated, and personally driven employees – that make SAIC a great place to work. Our core values stressing ethics and integrity, customer success and technical and professional excellence guide us in everything we do. From the corporate administrative staff to the nuclear scientist working side by side with customers at a client site, our employees take their work personally and strive to improve and innovate everyday. This leads to a positive work place and a connection with the company and fellow SAIC employees.
In addition, the work that we do helps our customers meet some of the most difficult and mission-critical challenges in the United States and the world. This provides for a real sense of accomplishment and a desire to excel for our people. The high-caliber work that our employees perform every day makes significant contributions to the security and defense of our nation, and to cancer research, education, environmental cleanup, robotics, space exploration and countless other areas.
Are you hiring or do you plan to hire this year?
Currently SAIC has more than 3,000 job openings. We routinely hire engineers, information technologists, security and intelligence analysts and government contract experts.
Does your company offer any unique benefits or perks? (i.e. gym memberships, free lunch, your birthday off)
SAIC offers backup childcare services as part of its benefit package. This service is available through Bright Horizons for parents of children aged three months to 13 years old when normal childcare arrangements are unavailable, when emergencies arise, or while seeking permanent childcare arrangements.
In the metropolitan Washington area, SAIC provides a Wellness Center at the McLean facility. Employees have access to a full-service fitness center staffed by fitness professionals, as well as a variety of programs to promote improved overall health and wellness. Examples of programs include: On-site screenings for high blood pressure, prostate cancer and stroke; lunch-and-learn workshops on diabetes, osteoporosis, nutrition, ergonomics and heart disease; stress management through yoga, massage or meditation; and activities to promote active lifestyles with group fitness classes and personal training. We also offer annual flu vaccinations for on-site for employees.
SAIC’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available at no charge to all employees and their families. The EAP offers a variety of services, over the phone, in person and on-line, that assist employees with topics ranging from legal and financial issues to childcare and eldercare issues to mental health issues.
SAIC also offers employee discounts for merchants, services, theme parks and other attractions in the National Capital region as well as some locations nationwide.
What kinds of philanthropic programs or volunteer activities does your company participate in or provide?
SAIC is committed to improving the communities of our employees, customers, and neighbors, and encourages participation in philanthropic activities. We support charitable organizations and initiatives aligned with our mission and core values. Within this overall framework, SAIC's charitable contributions are strategically targeted to support education, national security and community based organizations.
For example, in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Mid-Atlantic Region of the SAIC Women's Network recently provided more than six boxes containing clothes, toiletries, cell phones and other items of need to both the Fairfax County Women’s Shelter and the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence. They also donated cookies, time and resources totaling more than $3,000 to help local area Girl Scout Troops send more than 304 care packages to over 175 GIs serving overseas.
Other examples of substantial donations to local area nonprofits include annual contributions to Westbriar Elementary school, Celebrate Fairfax and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington. In addition, this year SAIC is the corporate chairman for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk and Gala. SAIC also sponsors the fireworks and technology tent at the annual Celebrate Fairfax fair in June. We support the county-wide SAIC technology in the arts competition through the Herndon Arts Council, and the Valor Awards scholarship as part of the Chamber of Commerce annual Valor Awards program to honor police, fire and sheriff deputies for their heroic acts each year. We sponsor a team in the Avon Breast Cancer Walk and the annual Marine Corps Marathon. SAIC also sponsors several local high school robotics teams.
What are your company's demographics (age, gender, race)?
Not available.
