Space Operations Systems Integration Engineer

SAIC • El Segundo, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC’s Horizon 2 program is seeking a Space Operations Systems Integrator to serve as a subject matter expert supporting the U.S. Space Force (USSF) in developing and deploying warfighter capabilities within the Program Executive Office’s Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power portfolio. The role provides technical support to a System Program Office (SPO) for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of system development and acquisitions that advance the USSF. The position is based in El Segundo, California, and involves daily coordination with program managers, contracting officers, system engineers, USSF operations organizations, and external and partner organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 9 or more years of experience with space systems, or an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in space operations and generating operations documents.
• An in-scope security background investigation (T5), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Vetting program, if applicable.
• Willingness to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Access Programs and to consent to a polygraph examination, as required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the USSF fielding process and execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide operations expertise for requirements and CONOPS development, systems design and testing, systems integration, and tactical and operational command-and-control analysis.
• Assist in translating space operator mission requirements into developer capabilities.
• Review documentation and represent the government as needed in forums that support streamlined delivery of new capabilities and standardized integration efforts.
• Assist with securely scaling development of prototyped systems to enterprise operational applications for space.
• Sustain the development and refinement of acquisition strategies, identify program execution issues, and provide recommendations.
• Generate presentation materials, status briefings, and strategic communication products to help the government customer achieve favorable program outcomes.
• Act as a liaison between the government acquisition program office and government operations organizations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior