Spacecraft Systems Engineer

SAIC•Chantilly, VA

47d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Spacecraft Systems Engineer. This position is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. This role will support a program office for a Major System Acquisition who requires a mid-career engineer with technical expertise in systems engineering who is anxious to grow their skills. In this role you will perform the following duties: · Provide direct support for major program acquisitions. · Provide leadership as a liaison with our sister program office that is developing an enterprise solution to support unified U.S. Space Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2). · Provide a key role in the verification of system level requirements and selloff by the developer within a government program office. · Be part of a team working with both developer and operators after launch for the initialization of multiple satellites on orbit. · Provide operations planning and execution support. · Develop and coordinate operations transition plans for constellation of multiple satellites. · Provides support to anomaly resolution during initialization. · Author, review, and coordinate documents, briefings and data to aid the Government in communications and decision-making. · Maintain configuration control using tools such as Jira and Confluence to track changes, manage requirements, and monitor project progress. · Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, integration and test, and developers to ensure that configuration changes are effectively communicated and implemented.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph.
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and 9+ years professional experience, Master of Science degree and 7+ years of professional experience. Note: Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Knowledge of systems engineering practices, including requirements management, verification, and validation.
Experience in Agile software development, preferably software for satellite systems.
Experience in satellite operations, preferably with government intelligence satellite systems.
Experience with verification sell off of requirements.
Strong computer skills with the ability to quickly master different tools. Experience with configuration management tools, such as Jira and Confluence.
Solid understanding of engineering principles and project lifecycle phases, especially in space systems development.
Strong organizational skills, with an attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic project environment.
Available to travel occasionally domestically.

Nice To Haves

Experience in space system development or satellite integration.
Solid understanding of DoD/IC satellite systems and architectures.
Experience in defense and intelligence community acquisition and program management processes.
Fluency in a coding language (JavaScript, HTML, Python, Microsoft VBA)
Solid understanding of the DOD and/or IC Acquisition process and related milestones.
Familiarity with space systems ground support and hardware acquisitions.
An understanding of full life cycle system support, from procurement to launch, including requirement analysis, requirements tracking, system design and development through system test, installation and sell-off, delivery, and hardware development, testing, analysis, and requirements verification.

Responsibilities

Provide direct support for major program acquisitions.
Provide leadership as a liaison with our sister program office that is developing an enterprise solution to support unified U.S. Space Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2).
Provide a key role in the verification of system level requirements and selloff by the developer within a government program office.
Be part of a team working with both developer and operators after launch for the initialization of multiple satellites on orbit.
Provide operations planning and execution support.
Develop and coordinate operations transition plans for constellation of multiple satellites.
Provides support to anomaly resolution during initialization.
Author, review, and coordinate documents, briefings and data to aid the Government in communications and decision-making.
Maintain configuration control using tools such as Jira and Confluence to track changes, manage requirements, and monitor project progress.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, integration and test, and developers to ensure that configuration changes are effectively communicated and implemented.