Mission Systems Engineer

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer with NRO experience to provide Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. This position supports a System Program Office (SPO) in a technical capacity for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of system development and acquisitions that advance the NRO's space resiliency posture. The Mission Systems Engineer will work in a collaborative team environment supporting systems engineering, mission analysis, and transition activities to address some of the space community's most challenging problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Systems, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Test engineering, or scientific/technical discipline with at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in engineering analysis (collecting, organizing, analyzing data) and/or mission/ops/ground support experience
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills
• Strong written and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment - along with initiative to take on independent projects

Nice To Haves

• Modeling and simulation experience using one or more of the following desired: C++, Python, R, SQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, MATLAB, VBA, or STK

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis and evaluations of systems and track resulting metrics
• Study and analyze a wide variety of interesting and complex problems
• Assess relevant current and future technologies for insertion
• Evaluate enterprise verification and validation testing
• Review and analyze discrepancy reports
• Assess labor, schedules, and resources required for integrating, testing, validating and transitioning systems
• Capture and document lessons learned and best practices
• Position periodically requires non-nominal work hours to support customer needs
• Possible travel, depends on the specific need for customer supported

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees