Spacecraft Systems Engineer Job Listing at SAIC in Chantilly, VA (Job ID 2511316)

Description

Description

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

This role will support a program office for a Major System Acquisition who requires a mid-career engineer with technical expertise in systems engineering who is anxious to grow their skills.  

In this role you will perform the following duties:

·       Provide direct support for major program acquisitions. 

·       Provide leadership as a liaison with our sister program office that is developing an enterprise solution to support unified U.S. Space Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2).

·       Provide a key role in the verification of system level requirements and selloff by the developer within a government program office.

·       Be part of a team working with both developer and operators after launch for the initialization of multiple satellites on orbit.

·       Provide operations planning and execution support.

·       Develop and coordinate operations transition plans for constellation of multiple satellites.

·       Provides support to anomaly resolution during initialization.

·       Author, review, and coordinate documents, briefings and data to aid the Government in communications and decision-making.

·       Maintain configuration control using tools such as Jira and Confluence to track changes, manage requirements, and monitor project progress.

·       Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, integration and test, and developers to ensure that configuration changes are effectively communicated and implemented.

Qualifications

Qualifications

·       Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph.

·       Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and 9+ years professional experience, Master of Science degree and 7+ years of professional experience. Note: Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

·       Knowledge of systems engineering practices, including requirements management, verification, and validation.

·       Experience in Agile software development, preferably software for satellite systems.

·       Experience in satellite operations, preferably with government intelligence satellite systems.

·       Experience with verification sell off of requirements.

·       Strong computer skills with the ability to quickly master different tools.  Experience with configuration management tools, such as Jira and Confluence.

·       Solid understanding of engineering principles and project lifecycle phases, especially in space systems development.

·       Strong organizational skills, with an attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.

·       Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

·       Willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic project environment.

·       Available to travel occasionally domestically.

Preferred Qualifications:

·       Experience in space system development or satellite integration.

·       Solid understanding of DoD/IC satellite systems and architectures.

·       Experience in defense and intelligence community acquisition and program management processes.

·       Fluency in a coding language (JavaScript, HTML, Python, Microsoft VBA) 

·       Solid understanding of the DOD and/or IC Acquisition process and related milestones.

·       Familiarity with space systems ground support and hardware acquisitions.

·       An understanding of full life cycle system support, from procurement to launch, including requirement analysis, requirements tracking, system design and development through system test, installation and sell-off, delivery, and hardware development, testing, analysis, and requirements verification.