Description
Description
SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Mission Engineer to join the Space and Intelligence Business Group providing systems engineering and technical advisory services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. The customer is developing the next generation of space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions.
The Space Protection Mission Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representative coordinating with the development contractor and stakeholders (including end user operators) for deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations. The Space Protection Mission Engineer collaborates within a team of mission-related SMEs to coordinate system development, requirements verification testing (and sell-off), identification of discrepancies, and mission validation testing.
The Space Protection Mission Engineer responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Serves as a SPO technical expert providing oversight for software development, implementation, and deployment of ground processing systems providing space protection capabilities
- Coordinates with other SPOs and stakeholders to develop a common space protection concept of operations that includes the capabilities and interfaces required by space operators to safeguard space assets and advance the nation's space resiliency posture
- Collaborates with other SMEs to develop technical plans and documentation, advise the customer on technical progress of the acquisition, and support the integration of ground processing systems with space systems
- Supports Contracting Officer Technical Representative(s) and developers to refine requirements, designs, and testing capabilities to meet user needs
- Produces and presents recommendations and briefings to engineering boards within the context of engineering and acquisition trade spaces
- Represents the SPO as a technical SME during internal and external engagements
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's and 9 or more years of experience; master's and 7 or more years of experience; PhD and 5 or more years of experience
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly
- 3+ years' experience using or developing space and/or ground software systems
- Experience in Government System Engineering disciplines, including requirements development and management, readiness, and testing
- Exceptional communication and coordination skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience in space domain awareness system development and/or operations
- Experience with guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C), space protection, flight safety, and/or collision avoidance and associated software tools
- Experience developing, testing, or fielding space systems
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies to include participation in scrums, development of solution epics/features, and continuous integration/continuous deployment
- Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA
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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