Space Systems Engineer Job Listing at SAIC in Chantilly, VA (Job ID 2612633)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Space Systems Engineer. This position is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. 

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate readiness reviews and evaluate acquisition milestone design documentation for adequacy, accuracy and completeness, and identify cost, schedule and technical risks/opportunities, provide mitigation strategies through formal and informal comments, and determine readiness to proceed to the next program phase.
• Manage requirements processes to include review, evaluation, recommendation to approve/disapprove of verification products for Segment requirements and define verification methods in concert with SPO Divisions.
• Coordinate with mission users, stakeholders, and NRO Enterprise representatives to understand user needs and higher-level allocated requirements.
• Provide the SPO interface to adjunct payload government program offices and their industry partners.
• Support the documentation and maintenance of the collection system requirements baseline in automated tools such as DOORS.
• Lead Segment verification activities; assess adequacy of developer verification data and provide recommendations to the GPOC for approval or disapproval with clear commentary demonstrating the logic for the recommendations.
• Lead on-orbit calibration and validation preparation, and execution, including training customer and other team members.

• Provide technical expertise for payload calibration techniques.

   

• Review, document and trace functional and interface requirements for the collection system, and coordinate with other engineers, FFRDC and developer personnel to resolve issues.
• Identify areas of risk to mission closure across collection, mission management, and mission processing.

• Support requirements activities across the NRO enterprise and with the development contractors.

   

• Coordinate proposed requirements changes across all SPO organizations and with mission analysis and acquisition teams to ensure completeness of review across the acquisition.
• Identify and assess segment-level impacts of new capabilities, including across specification, internal and external interfaces, and facilitate integration into the current program baseline.
• Support customer in CONOP development

• Support initialization and on-orbit calibration and validation, ground site integration, and test activities. 

   

• Advise and mentor customer personnel regarding Segment architecture, specification, and verification and validation
• Attend Segment level design reviews and program management reviews to assess design maturity, requirements compliance and to provide informed technical recommendations to the customer.

• Review verification evidence and test reports to support space vehicle level requirement verification and Pre-Ship Review (PSR) events.

   

• Support technical and programmatic reviews and meetings, as required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. 
• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related discipline with 14 years of relevant experience; Master's degree in STEM desired. 
• Understanding of DOD/IC satellite systems and architectures.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building, and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be independent and effective in a government/contractor team environment.
• Experience in DOD/IC acquisition and program management processes.
• Proficiency in Matlab tool operation and troubleshooting.

• Available to travel domestically and OCONUS.