Launch and Initialization Engineer Job Listing at SAIC in Chantilly, VA (Job ID 2412076)

Description

Description

As a Launch and Initialization (L&I) engineer, provide systems engineering and technical assistance within the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Electro-Optical System Program Office (ESPO).  Responsibilities involve leading activities associated with the launch and initialization of an Electro-Optical spacecraft.  L&I engineer develops launch procedure CONOPS, defines initialization tasks and success criteria, performs engineering and analysis of on-orbit check-out results, etc.

 

Requirements:

·       With a spacecraft launch team (Government and Prime Contractor), develop interface requirements impacting launch procedures; CONOPs, user roles & responsibilities, communication plans, etc.

·       Develop procedures and update reference/compliance documents for day-of-launch Government decision making and instructions for spacecraft operations team.

·       Interface with operators and spacecraft product customer to develop spacecraft handover success criteria (Initial and Final Operational Capability).

·       Develop processes for evaluating spacecraft/payload initialization data.

·       Lead recurring meetings to track development of test plans, procedures, and engineering/analysis tools to evaluate Government initialization task criteria.

·       Coordinate post-launch activities to monitor and evaluate initialization tasks, evaluate results, and develop recommendations for the Government to accept task results or continue initialization activities.

·       Review and assess Prime Contractor on-orbit spacecraft engineering analysis results to provide the Government recommendations for anomaly resolution, operational decisions, and mission performance enhancements.

·       5+ years of experience with the NRO in spacecraft initialization.

·       BS in Engineering.

·       Excellent written/oral communications and presentation skills.

·       TS/SCI with Polygraph

Qualifications

·       MS in Engineering.

·       5+ years of experience with on-orbit anomaly resolution processes.

·       5+ years of experience in spacecraft operations, engineering, and analysis or product quality analysis.

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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