Space Protection Operations Engineer

SAIC • Colorado Springs, CO

3d • Onsite

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. Depending on the candidate’s experience, this position may require significant travel, especially early in the role, to the Northern Virginia area for applicable training and familiarization. This position is located at Schriever Space Force Base. The Space Protection Operations Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representative coordinating with end user operators, the developer, and other stakeholders for the deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations. The Space Protection Operations Engineer is the SPO’s on-site agent for user-engagement with operators of a space protection system and will collaborate with site users and SMEs within the SPO home office to support system testing, transition to operations planning, user/operator training, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) planning and Deficiency Report (DR) management, and be the focal point for representing SPO equities to the site’s Operations stakeholders.

Requirements

• Systems engineering and technical advisory services experience
• Experience with space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions
• Subject matter expert (SME) in space protection operations
• Experience coordinating with end-user operators, developers, and stakeholders
• Experience with system testing, transition to operations planning, user/operator training, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) planning
• Experience with Deficiency Report (DR) management
• Ability to represent SPO equities to Operations stakeholders
• Expertise in providing space protection operations mission expertise to acquisition managers and software engineers
• Ability to elicit system capability needs and user interface/experience (UI/UX) preferences from operational users
• Ability to collaborate with software developers to inform/guide mission application enhancements
• Ability to manage the transition of new capabilities and software deliveries to operations
• Ability to lead the review and coordination of system documentation and training materials
• Ability to evaluate developer solutions, guide software deployment activities, and 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