SmallSat Ground Systems Engineer

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

SAIC seeks an Experimental Satellite Ground Systems Engineer to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). SAIC provides research, engineering, design, analysis, acquisition, development, integration, test, and operations support USG Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. We support development and delivery of next generation and generation after next national security systems based on land, at sea, in air, and in space.

The engineer sought here serves a USG Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational Experimental Satellite Ground solutions. This position provides Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support services. Your responsibilities include some or all of the following depending on your personal desires and capabilities:

· Satellite Ground expertise to help USG Program Office implement a shared, common ground architecture for experimental satellites

· Implementation of advanced satellite ground concepts, systems, technologies, designs, architectures, interfaces into space and ground systems

· Feasibility and applicability of common satellite ground techniques to future spacecraft, payloads, communication systems, and operations concepts

Support Agile SAFe program development processes and activities

· Assist USG Program Office with analysis of alternatives to optimize technical, cost, and schedule performance considerations and improve knowledge and understanding of system, technology, and architecture tradeoffs

· Technical and programmatic support through the entire project life cycle including concept development, system definition, acquisition planning, source selection, system design, development, integration and test, system delivery, and deployment

· Work with government technical and contracts staff developing program acquisition packages

· Briefings and reports including technical and programmatic assessments presenting analysis, results, conclusions, and recommendations. Brief USG staff and industry partners, as requested

· Active member of enterprise R&D, learning, and innovation environment creating, gathering, and sharing knowledge to grow organizational competency and capability

· Provide acquisition advisory services during technical and cost evaluations of proposals

· Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly

· Must have bachelor’s degree with minimum of six (9) years of relevant work experience or four (7) years with master’s degree

· Satellite ground expertise

· Acquisition support experience of 2+ years

· Proficient skills using Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint)

· Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills

· Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussion, and oral presentations

Desired Qualifications

· Knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience in one of more of the following:

o Systems engineering and integration applied to spacecraft, ground, and launch systems

o R&D of satellite ground technologies and systems

o System acquisition, design, development, integration, test, and/or flight operations

o Small Satellite (SmallSat) systems (single vehicles, clusters, and/or constellations)

o System modeling & simulation and/or system performance analysis

o IC mission, organizations, disciplines, systems, and/or processes