Transition to Operations Specialist

SAIC • Colorado Springs, CO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. SAIC is seeking a Tactical Transition to Operations Specialist to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO. The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the US Space Force’s Space Systems Center (SSC). We support the Space Force’s acquisition of state-of-the-art satellite communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

Requirements

• Expertise in system acquisition and transition to operations/sustainment planning, scheduling, analysis, requirements verification, evaluating technical documentation, and integration for SATCOM programs in the acquisition lifecycle.
• Ability to develop and/or evaluate various life cycle documentation (project reports, briefings, System Transition Plans, provisioning documents, OA and IOC Plans, MFP, OA/IOC criteria, Integrated Schedules, Agreements, RFP documentation, CDRL and DD documents).
• Experience with site survey planning and execution.
• Ability to evaluate Program-related documentation and coordinate with Program Office, HQ Space Operations Command (SpOC), and Delta 8 concerning OA, IOC, or FOC requirements and on Technical Orders/Manuals, Training, potential early use, OA, IOC, and/or FOC requirements.
• Experience leading and managing system transition to operations/sustainment process and activities.
• Ability to facilitate timely OA/IOC criteria closure and collect artifacts.
• Experience assessing system modifications/upgrades/changes/certifications, provisioning, and evaluating transition readiness against requirements and schedules.
• Ability to monitor progress, identify/assess deficiencies and potential risks, document transition lessons learned for process improvement, and report status with recommendations to the Program Office.
• Experience participating in and/or facilitating transition planning forums and working groups (TMWG, Integration meetings, Training Planning Team, technical design reviews).
• Experience creating and managing electronic databases.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in system acquisition and transition to operations/sustainment planning, scheduling, analysis, requirements verification, evaluating technical documentation, and integration for SATCOM programs in the acquisition lifecycle.
• Develop and/or evaluate various life cycle documentation to include, but not limited to: project reports, briefings, System Transition Plans, provisioning documents, Operational Acceptance (OA) and Initial Operational Capability (IOC) Plans, Materiel Fielding Plans (MFP), OA/IOC criteria, Integrated Schedules, Agreements, Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation, Development Contractor Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Data Deliverable (DD) documents, etc.
• Participate in site survey planning and execution.
• Evaluate Program-related documentation and coordinate with Program Office, HQ Space Operations Command (SpOC), and Delta 8 concerning OA, IOC, or Full Operational Capability (FOC) requirements and on Technical Orders/Manuals, Training, potential early use, OA, IOC, and/or FOC requirements.
• Lead and manage system transition to operations/sustainment process and activities, facilitate timely OA/IOC criteria closure and collect artifacts, assess system modifications/upgrades/changes/certifications, provisioning, evaluate transition readiness against requirements and schedules, monitor progress, identify/assess deficiencies and potential risks, document transition lessons learned for process improvement, and report status with recommendations to the Program Office.
• Participate in and/or facilitate transition planning forums and working groups to include, but not limited to: Transition Management Working Group (TMWG), Integration meetings, Training Planning Team, technical design reviews, etc.
• Create and manage electronic databases.

What This Job Offers

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