SoS Integration Engineer

SAIC•El Segundo, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC’s Horizon program is seeking an experienced SoS Integration Engineer with deep expertise in systems integration, space-based Space Domain Awareness (SDA), and Space Surveillance & Reconnaissance (S&R) to support the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). This senior engineer will embed full-time with the Government’s Space Reconnaissance team, helping shape and deliver the next generation of space-based SDA and S&R capabilities. This position is located in El Segundo, CA. You will serve as a systems engineer and technical integrator, working directly with the customer responsible for development and delivery of the next generation GEO-based SDA satellite constellation that will provide reconnaissance and surveillance of resident space objects in and around the GEO-belt. You will join and actively participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure successful integration of space segment, ground segment, external communications, external mission tasking, and external data distribution systems. Fun stuff you will do on the job: Serve as the primary systems engineer for integration of the Reconnaissance at GEO advanced satellite constellation (RG-XX) with tactical command and control, mission planning, space-to-ground satellite communications, mission data processing and distribution, and support elements. Embed with the development team and participate in program IPTs to influence architecture, design, and implementation for the RG-XX constellation and all system interfaces. Provide technical oversight of system development and integration efforts (design, development, manufacturing, integration/test, production, sustainment planning) across both traditional and agile/prototype acquisition approaches. Define and evolve Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to govern system interfaces to enable sensor orchestration, mission execution, and space-ground data fusion. Guide end-to-end system integration, from space sensor tasking through collection and distribution of actionable information for defensive and offensive space control. Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and test planning to ensure integrated capabilities meet warfighter space superiority objectives. Lead risk management activities—identifying, analyzing, and mitigating technical and programmatic risks associated with RG-XX integration. Coordinate across USSF, SSC, SpOC, NSDC, and USSPACECOM government agencies, commercial partners, and allied nations to establish cross-domain sensor tasking and data-sharing architectures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 14 years of experience with:
Engineering, space systems, and related technical disciplines
SDA systems, including sensor networks, data processing pipelines, analytics platforms, space object tracking techniques, data fusion, orbit determination and prediction, space traffic management, catalog maintenance, and conjunction assessment.
System-of-systems architecture and complex interface integration.
Sensor integration, including knowledge of sensor data formats, sensor calibration, and data processing.
Cloud-based ground architectures and modern C2 concepts (e.g., Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (AaaS).
Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Vetting program (if applicable).
Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and, or Special Access Programs, and consent to a polygraph examination.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace, or related technical field.
Experience with:
Data analytics techniques, data visualization tools, and machine learning
Cybersecurity, including understanding of threat landscape for SDA systems, familiarity with application of Risk Management Framework (RMF), and incident response
SDA technologies, including space-based electro-optical (EO) payloads, operating systems, algorithms and software, and databases for SDA data processing and storage
Operational space units (e.g., Delta 9, NSDC, JTF-SD, CSpOC).
Supporting USSF/SSC space control or SDA programs.
Prior work in U.S. Government weapons system or space mission program offices, with experience in requirements management, configuration management, change management, testing, and risk management.
Ability to communicate complex SDA information clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Professional certifications (e.g., INCOSE CSEP, PE, Agile PM/PO, ITEA CTEP).

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary systems engineer for integration of the Reconnaissance at GEO advanced satellite constellation (RG-XX) with tactical command and control, mission planning, space-to-ground satellite communications, mission data processing and distribution, and support elements.
Embed with the development team and participate in program IPTs to influence architecture, design, and implementation for the RG-XX constellation and all system interfaces.
Provide technical oversight of system development and integration efforts (design, development, manufacturing, integration/test, production, sustainment planning) across both traditional and agile/prototype acquisition approaches.
Define and evolve Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to govern system interfaces to enable sensor orchestration, mission execution, and space-ground data fusion.
Guide end-to-end system integration, from space sensor tasking through collection and distribution of actionable information for defensive and offensive space control.
Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and test planning to ensure integrated capabilities meet warfighter space superiority objectives.
Lead risk management activities—identifying, analyzing, and mitigating technical and programmatic risks associated with RG-XX integration.
Coordinate across USSF, SSC, SpOC, NSDC, and USSPACECOM government agencies, commercial partners, and allied nations to establish cross-domain sensor tasking and data-sharing architectures.

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