Ground Systems Integration Engineer

SAIC•Chantilly, VA

20h

About The Position

The Ground Systems Integration Engineer (GSIE) provides systems engineering, integration and test (SEIT) subject matter expertise and acquisition support to a government program office responsible for ground element command and control activities within a space program office. The ground segment includes command and control software, customized hardware, automated data processing equipment, and network integration, across bare-metal and virtual environments. The position supports full life-cycle system efforts from procurement through operations and maintenance, including requirements analysis and tracking, system design and development, testing, delivery, installation, and sell-off. The goal is to help ensure the sustainment program is executed on schedule and within cost. The engineer oversees and analyzes testing, verifies requirements, supports contract actions, and coordinates with the Program Office. The role involves evaluating system architectures, specifications, interfaces, developer verification data, and acquisition milestone documentation; identifying risks and opportunities; and providing technical recommendations to the customer. The position coordinates delivery and acceptance testing across geographically diverse locations, supports facilities teams during site surveys and installations, and requires travel to those locations and developer sites, including the ability to travel overseas. The candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and hold an active TS/SCI security clearance with a polygraph. Required education is a STEM bachelor's degree with nine or more years of experience, or a master's degree with five or more years of experience.

Requirements

STEM bachelor's degree and nine or more years of experience, or master's degree and five or more years of experience.
Prior experience with acquisition activities related to requirements development and assessment, technical evaluations of proposals, and ECP development.
Experience managing combined hardware and software integration activities.
Experience with systems integration from factory testing through site implementation.
Experience with space-ground systems architectures and life-cycle support.
Strong organizational capabilities and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to travel overseas.
U.S. citizenship.
Active TS/SCI security clearance with a polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience with hardware development, verification, validation, and operations and maintenance for large systems.
Experience coordinating government construction activities, including requests for change (RFCs), site surveys, and stakeholder coordination.
Experience with NRO, IC, or DoD program management processes.

Responsibilities

Support software procurement from requirements identification and development through system testing, sell-off, delivery, and installation at multiple sites.
Support the design and development of computer architectures from hardware and software perspectives, and provide analysis and recommendations for ground command and control.
Evaluate hardware obsolescence and options for maintenance or replacement.
Provide formal and informal program-status feedback and recommendations; participate in test procedure reviews and witness testing.
Review ground system specifications, RADs, RVPs, ICDs, RVRs, and system-level requirements documentation for adequacy; analyze and coordinate specification changes.
Help define, manage, test, verify, and validate collection-segment internal and external interfaces.
Coordinate with SED, GED, MOD, and non-NRO SPO ground elements as required.
Advise on the design and deployment of scalable infrastructure platforms.
Attend system-level design reviews and program management reviews to assess design maturity and requirements compliance, and provide technical recommendations to the customer.
Participate in and witness ground systems testing to verify internal and external interfaces; review and correlate post-test data to assess whether requirements are met.
Apply knowledge of industry command and control hardware and software design, manufacturing, test specifications, and standards when reviewing developer documentation and processes.
Analyze design modifications and assess ground systems interface implications against performance requirements using analytical skills and tools.
Review acquisition milestone ground systems design documentation for adequacy, accuracy, and completeness; identify cost, schedule, and technical risks or opportunities and recommend mitigation strategies.
Assess developer verification data and recommend approval or disapproval to the GPOC, with clear supporting rationale.
Develop and maintain productive relationships with prime contractor and functional counterparts.
Apply risk management processes and methods for adjudicating program risk mitigation strategies.
Coordinate delivery and acceptance testing across geographically diverse sites, including travel to those sites and developer sites.
Coordinate with facilities teams during site surveys, installation, and long-term facilities maintenance for IT equipment and specialized hardware.
Support request for change (RFC) processes.
Evaluate proposals and provide technical evaluations to the customer, recommending cost position and technical soundness.
Organize meetings and coordinate projects; write and review technical reports.