Outreach Engineer Job Listing at SAIC in Chantilly, VA (Job ID 2613186)

Description

Description

SAIC is looking for an Outreach Engineer with Space Domain Operations experience in Chantilly, VA to support a very dynamic and innovative space program office in Chantilly, VA. In this position, you will provide technical support, coaching and mentoring Government points of contact (GPOCs) relative to ongoing capability development activities happening across diverse geographically located contractor facilities. You will also be coordinating other scopes of related work such as major program reviews, such as SV Pre-Ship Review (PSR).

The job requires knowledge of intelligence processes and plans, excellent communication and collaboration skills, the ability to create unique work products, while having the ability to be strategically proactive. This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph. The Outreach Engineer directly supports the GPOC overseeing Outreach Communication providing critical insight into the prime contractor's execution of Strategic IC Communication. 

Role Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with government customers, Mission partners, and intelligence community stakeholders to identify emerging mission needs and capability gaps
• Serve as a technical representative during customer engagements, working groups, mission panning activities, and acquisition reviews
• Translate operational intelligence requirements into system-level technical requirements, architectures, and engineering solutions
• Assess how intelligence collection, processing, exploitation, analysis, dissemination, and feedback activities influence system requirements and acquisition decisions
• Support requirements development, capability roadmaps, concept of operations (CONOPs), and mission engineering activities
• Provide mission-focused insight into acquisition planning, technology maturation, and system development efforts
• Collaborate with systems engineering, software development, and program management teams to ensure customer requirements are accurately represented and prioritized
• Support proposal development, technical presentations, customer demonstrations, and strategic growth initiatives
• Analyze evolving intelligence mission needs and recommend enhancements to current and future capabilities
• Facilitate communication between acquisition organizations, mission users, and engineering teams throughout the program lifecycle
   

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field and 9 years of experience; Masters and 4 years of experience
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph within the last 10 years
• 5-7 years of experience in large group education, classroom leadership and Systems engineering for space programs
• Familiarity with DoW/IC programs and SOW compliance
• Strong organizational and communication skills within high pressure environments
• Experience in reviewing installation/test procedures, monitoring execution, identifying risks, discrepancy resolution and on-site support

Desired Qualifications:

• INCOSE ESEP or CSEP
• Experience using systems engineering processes, methods, tools, and program roles to develop, implement, and deploy solutions for Satellite Systems
• Experience as an intelligence analyst with demonstrated skills in communicating with analytical communities
• Thorough understanding of space systems design, integration and test requirements and test execution, including test equipment support.
• Experience in Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) construct and Earned Value processes