Description
Description
SAIC is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the team as a Schedule/Risk Coordinator in our Chantilly, VA office. This position provides specialized engineering, analysis and operations support to a variety of Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. Our program supports the research and development of the generation after next of national security-related systems based in space, in the air and on the ground.
The candidate will work closely with a diverse team of engineers and scientist developing and implementing the future space-ground architecture. This position provides Systems Engineering discipline to an organization supporting the research and development of revolutionary space-ground architecture. This position supports the development and execution of program activities acquiring cutting edge capabilities and prototypes.
Specific Duties:
- Develop, review, coordinate, and integrate group/program schedule inputs for communication and response
- Perform schedule analysis to identify critical path risks, dependencies, risks
- Identify gaps between needs and acquisition offices capability delivery to provide inputs to strategic planning
- Identify office/program strategic, business operations, acquisition, mission operations, and security risks
- Review risks, mitigation plans, and status across all activities
- Provide technical support including the review and assessment of artificial intelligence/machine learning algorithms, concepts, and prototypes
- Support Agile SAFe program development processes and activities
Common Duties:
- Develop 30 & 90 day schedule look ahead reports
- Identify key program schedule risks
- Manage monthly risk review board
- Maintain the risk register
- Identify and record applicable lessons learned
Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Poly
- Bachelor's degree and 9 years related experience or Master's degree and 7 years related NRO acquisition experience
- Schedule and risk experience of 5+ years
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and environment
- Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional team
- Effective interpersonal skills and strong briefing and communications skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience building architectural representations to inform management decision making
- Experience with Agile development practices and SAFe processes
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
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