Space Protection Operations Engineer

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

10d • 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. 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, transition to operations planning, user/operator training, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) planning and Deficiency Report (DR) management, as well as being the SPO focal point for coordinating with Operations stakeholders.

Requirements

• Systems engineering and technical advisory services experience
• Subject matter expert (SME) in space protection operations
• Experience coordinating with development contractors and stakeholders
• Experience supporting system testing
• Experience with transition to operations planning
• Experience with user/operator training
• Experience with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) planning
• Experience with Deficiency Report (DR) management
• Experience as a SPO focal point for coordinating with Operations stakeholders
• Experience providing space protection operations mission expertise to acquisition managers and software engineers
• Experience eliciting system capability needs and user interface/experience (UI/UX) preferences from operational users
• Experience collaborating with software developers to inform/guide mission application enhancements
• Experience managing the transition of new capabilities and software deliveries to operations
• Experience leading the review and coordination of system documentation and training materials
• Experience evaluating developer solutions, guiding software deployment activities, and assessing 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