Ground Systems Software Integration Engineer
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a Ground Systems Software Integration Engineer with systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) experience to support a government program office responsible for ground element command and control activities for a major space-system acquisition. The ground segment includes command-and-control software, customized hardware, automated data processing equipment (ADPE), and network integration. The role provides System Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) expertise to help ensure software development stays on schedule and within cost, including development reviews, testing oversight, analysis, and requirements verification. The architectures include bare-metal and virtual environments. The engineer will primarily support the government at a factory location, overseeing software development, integration, and testing. The position is on-site in El Segundo, California, and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph. Travel is approximately 10%, including the ability to travel overseas.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and at least 9 years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least 7 years of experience, or a PhD or JD and at least 4 years of experience.
- Prior ground-system acquisition experience on a major satellite system.
- Experience managing combined hardware and software integration activities.
- Experience with systems integration from factory testing through site implementation.
- Experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including agile processes, cloud platforms, and virtualization technologies.
- Ability to organize meetings and coordinate projects, and to write and review technical reports.
- Ability to travel overseas.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in STEM or a related discipline.
- Prior software development experience.
- Experience in architectural development, installation, and monitoring across multiple contractors.
- Prior acquisition experience involving requirements development and assessment, technical evaluations of proposals, and ECP development.
- Experience with hardware development, verification, validation, and operations and maintenance (O&M) for large systems.
- CSEP and/or PMP certification.
- Demonstrated knowledge of NSIS and JSIS.
- 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 design and development of IT architectures from hardware and software perspectives and provide analysis and recommendations for ground command and control.
- Provide systems engineering support for requirements development, design, test plans, and requirements verification through developer acceptance testing.
- Provide formal and informal program-status feedback and recommendations; participate in test-procedure reviews and witness testing.
- Review and assess ground-system specifications, RADs, RVPs, ICDs, RVRs, and system-level requirements.
- Review, analyze, and coordinate changes to ground-system specifications.
- Participate in defining, managing, testing, verifying, and validating collection-segment internal and external interfaces.
- Review, document, and trace ground-system hardware and software requirements, and coordinate with stakeholders to resolve issues.
- Review ground-system requirement allocations for accuracy and ensure allocation documentation is complete and accurate.
- Coordinate delivery and acceptance testing across geographically diverse sites.
- Participate in and witness ground-system testing to verify internal and external interfaces; review and correlate post-test data to confirm requirements are met.
- Apply knowledge of industry command-and-control hardware and software design, manufacturing, and test standards when reviewing developer documentation and processes.
- Review acquisition-milestone ground-system design documentation for adequacy, accuracy, and completeness; identify cost, schedule, and technical risks or opportunities and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Assess the adequacy of developer verification data and recommend approval or disapproval to the GPOC.
- Develop and maintain productive relationships with prime-contractor and functional counterparts.
- Coordinate with facilities teams during site surveys, installation, and long-term facilities maintenance of IT equipment and specialized hardware.
- Support request-for-change (RFC) processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
