Space Protection Operations Engineer

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Operations Engineer to join the Air Force, Space, and Intelligence Business Group providing systems engineering and technical advisory services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. The customer is developing the next generation of space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions. The Space Protection Operations Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representative coordinating with the development contractor and stakeholders (including end user operators) for deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations. The Space Protection Operations Engineer collaborates within a team of mission-related SMEs to support system testing, propel transition to operations planning, facilitate user/operator training, participate in Operations and Maintenance (O&M) planning and Deficiency Report (DR) management, and the SPO focal point for coordinating with Operations stakeholders.

Requirements

• Systems engineering and technical advisory services
• Subject matter expert (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representative
• Coordinating with development contractor and stakeholders
• Deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations
• Support system testing
• Transition to operations planning
• Facilitate user/operator training
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) planning
• Deficiency Report (DR) management
• Focal point for coordinating with Operations stakeholders
• Space protection operations mission expertise
• Elicit system capability needs and user interface/experience (UI/UX) preferences
• Collaborate with software developers
• Manage transition of new capabilities and software deliveries to operations
• Lead review and coordination of system documentation and training materials
• Evaluate developer solutions
• Guide software deployment activities
• Assess software patches/fixes

Responsibilities

• Provides space protection operations mission expertise to acquisition managers and software engineers in the development of tools that provide operators Indications and Warning against Space threats.
• Elicits system capability needs and user interface/experience (UI/UX) preferences from operational users.
• Collaborates with software developers to inform/guide mission application enhancements.
• Manages the transition of new capabilities and software deliveries to operations.
• Leads the review and coordination of system documentation and training materials.
• Evaluates developer solutions, guides software deployment activities, and assesses software patches/fixes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed