Space Vehicle Subject Matter Expert

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Space Vehicle Subject Matter Expert 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 Vehicle Subject Matter Expert will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for a System Program Office (SPO) and as a representative coordinating with the development contractor and stakeholders (including end user operators) for deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations. The Space Vehicle Subject Matter Expert collaborates within a team of mission-related SMEs to coordinate system development, requirements verification testing (and sell-off), identification of discrepancies, and mission validation testing.

Requirements

• Subject matter expert (SME) for a System Program Office (SPO)
• Representative coordinating with the development contractor and stakeholders
• Collaborates within a team of mission-related SMEs
• System engineering processes
• End-to-end system closure
• Satisfaction of mission need
• Full lifecycle engineering reviews
• System Requirements
• Lifecycle Readiness Reviews
• Requirement Verification and Validation methodology
• Test strategy and coverage
• Technical risk assessment
• Risk management processes and methods
• Identifying, assessing, and adjudicating program risk
• Analysis to identify program risk areas
• Recommend/implement mitigation approaches
• Representing the government client to development contractors
• Coordinating with other technical domain Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and program stakeholders
• Detailed understanding of the systems, designs, and interfaces
• Reviewing Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables
• Content, technical accuracy, and sufficiency of design details
• Developing briefings and assessments
• Conveying information in a clear and articulate manner
• Participating in technical interchange meetings

Responsibilities

• Providing oversight of acquisitions, with specific focus on the system engineering processes to ensure end-to-end system closure and satisfaction of mission need.
• Conducting full lifecycle engineering reviews including System Requirements and support Lifecycle Readiness Reviews to demonstrate the design meets all specifications and customer requirements.
• Ensuring proper requirement Verification and Validation methodology is codified and executed by the developer, including determining test strategy and coverage based on a technical risk assessment for each use case or functionality.
• Supporting risk management processes and methods for identifying, assessing, and adjudicating program risk; Conduct analysis to identify program risk areas and recommend/implement mitigation approaches.
• Representing the government client to development contractors and ensure proper messaging between the same.
• Supporting Contract Officer/Contract Officer Technical Representatives (CO/COTRs) and Developers by coordinating with other technical domain Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and program stakeholders to achieve a detailed understanding of the systems, designs, and interfaces necessary to satisfy mission requirements.
• Reviewing Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables to ensure content, technical accuracy, and sufficiency of design details to meet program requirements and objectives.
• Developing briefings and assessments for a variety of audiences and conveying information in a clear and articulate manner to Government leadership.
• Participating in technical interchange meetings between developers and COTR.

What This Job Offers

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