Acquisition Systems Engineer

SAIC•Chantilly, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking an Acquisition Systems Engineer to fill a critical position on the MERIGOLD program. The position provides program management and acquisition support to manage end-to-end closure for the Government in the Integrated Intelligence Program Office, and will be located in Chantilly, VA. All candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. MERIGOLD is a large SETA contract, supporting the customer’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle. This position will provide specialized expertise supporting the acquisition of multi-intelligence (multi-INT) software services. SAIC’s client is tasked with leading the integration of mission focused tools to foster increased efficiency, automation and information sharing. In this role the qualified candidate will assist and advise Government managers responsible for acquisition and operation of a variety of Cloud-based developments.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in business, engineering, science, or related discipline and 9 year total experience (or an MS degree and 7 years experience).
Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
Active Top Secret Clearance with Polygraph.
5 - 7 years of experience with the IC acquisition cycle, requirements processes, budgetary practices, and acquisition documentation.
Knowledge related to managing technical, cost and schedule performance of software development programs.
Engineering background with knowledge of cloud software architectures.
Demonstrated capability and success working in team environments.
Strong oral and written communications ability on significant technical matters often requiring coordination within a high-tempo environment.
Good working knowledge of MS Office applications.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the Intelligence Community (IC) or with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) a PLUS!

Responsibilities

Provide program management and technical engineering support to the Government customer to manage multi-INT software application acquisitions; evaluate cost, performance, schedule and risks throughout the program life-cycle.
Develop acquisition strategies, generate artifacts and support proposal evaluation as needed.
Provide program management analysis and documentation supporting oversight of and engagements with development contractors, including developing technical roadmaps and the acquisition strategies/documentation to implement them.
Strategize with government, SETA, and industry partners to conceptualize and prove out a future ground architecture to drive the customer's new space architecture.
Apply Digital Engineering concepts, processes and tools to help the government plan and define capabilities needed to better support mission operations (e.g. automation, situational awareness, etc.)
Lead technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities for automated multi-INT collection orchestration and sensemaking.
Derive enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface level requirements and work with the team to develop the corresponding documentation.
Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design.
Support agile process evolution across Government teams, development contractors, user engagement teams, and stakeholders.
Work side-by-side with the other MERIGOLD staff comprised of world class System Engineers, Acquisition Engineers and Domain Experts to lead the customer in acquiring modern processing applications.