Sustainment Product Development Lead

SAIC • El Segundo, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC’s Horizon 2 program is seeking a Sustainment Product Development Lead to serve as a subject matter expert supporting the U.S. Space Force (USSF). The role supports development and deployment of warfighter capabilities within the Program Executive Office’s Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power portfolio. The lead is responsible for system sustainment to maximize readiness while managing costs, including life cycle sustainment planning, product support strategy implementation, business case analyses, and management of product support contracts as required. The position is based in El Segundo, California, and involves daily coordination with program managers, contracting officers, system engineers, and external and partner organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years of experience with space systems, or four additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in space operations.
• Experience developing life cycle sustainment plans.
• Experience developing technical orders.
• Understanding of space vehicle, ground system, or satellite sustainment challenges.
• Proficiency reviewing and approving Technical Orders; familiarity with the Air Force Technical Order system (AFTO) or equivalent service standards is preferred.
• Proficiency reviewing and approving Training Plans and Training Support Packages (TSPs).
• Proficiency reviewing and approving Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA).
• Proficiency reviewing and approving Provisioning Technical Documentation (PTD).
• Proficiency reviewing and approving Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs).
• Proficiency reviewing and approving Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Experience with Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) analysis.
• Familiarity with Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM).
• Knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) principles per EIA-649.
• Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5), adjudicated for SCI eligibility, and be enrolled in the Continuous Vetting program, if applicable.
• Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Access Programs and consent to a polygraph examination, as required.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the Air Force Technical Order system (AFTO) or equivalent service standards.
• PMP (Project Management Professional).
• DAU Life Cycle Logistics (LOG) courses (LOG 100–340).
• DAWIA Logistics Certification (Level II or III).

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and implement comprehensive Product Support Strategies within the Life Cycle Sustainment Plan.
• Define and manage performance outcomes, including reliability, availability, and maintainability, and ensure compliance.
• Conduct technical analysis, manage data, and provide logistics support to optimize system performance and reduce total ownership costs.
• Act as a liaison among program managers, engineers, and military users to resolve operational issues and ensure readiness.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks and ensure requirements are integrated into maintenance efforts.
• Conduct Business Case Analyses and manage product support contracts, as required.
• Review and approve technical orders, training plans and Training Support Packages, Maintenance Task Analysis and Level of Repair Analysis, Provisioning Technical Documentation, Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior