Space Communications Systems Engineer
Company: SAIC
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Description
Are you a talented and hard-working professional who aspires to
shape space protection and defense doctrine and guide delivery of
cutting edge technical solutions?
SAIC is seeking energetic individuals with a strong desire to
enhance space resiliency. This position provides Systems
Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to the National
Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA, offering unparalleled
insight into an emerging mission area and opportunities to secure
our nation's space enterprise.
SAIC is seeking a Space Communications Systems Engineer to provide
SETA support to a customer charged with delivering solutions across
a rapidly expanding complex space and ground system initiatives.
The Space Communications Systems Engineer will work closely with
Government and SETA staff to plan, deliver, maintain, and enhance
critical mission capabilities for the NRO enterprise. SETA staff
collaborate with IC organizations and technical providers to
maintain awareness of current and emerging threats, and to drive
solutions to mitigate these threats.
NOTE: Flexible work schedule options such as 9/80 or 8/80 may be
available but dependent upon customer demands.
The Space Communications Systems Engineer supports the System
Program Office (SPO) in a technical capacity for planning,
execution, monitoring, and oversight of satellite system
development and acquisitions that advance the National
Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) space resiliency posture.
The Space Communications Systems Engineer is an individual
contributor and member of a team of high-performing Subject Matter
Experts (SMEs) that directly support the Government through
lifecycle systems engineering and management processes to deliver
critical space resiliency capabilities.
Job responsibilities that may include but not limited to the
following:
Overseeing design and development of communications systems and
components for space to ground and space to space communication
links
Applying complex space and ground communications specifications,
tolerances, simulations, and test procedures for communications
systems and components
Assisting the Government in developing concept of operations
(CONOPS) and approaches to employment of communications systems
Ensuring research and development (R&D) efforts are planned and
conducted on sound engineering practices including management of
technical risks
Supporting Contract Officer Technical Representatives (COTRs) and
Developers by coordinating with other technical domain SMEs and
program stakeholders to achieve a detailed understanding of the
systems, designs, and interfaces necessary to satisfy mission
requirements
Providing oversight of acquisitions, with specific focus on the
communications systems elements, functionality, interfaces,
manufacture, build, test, and operations to ensure end-to-end
system closure and satisfaction of mission need
Reviewing Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables to
ensure content, technical accuracy, and sufficiency of design
details to meet program requirements and objectives
Operates as an individual contributor and member of a team of
high-performing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that work to support
the Government through lifecycle systems engineering and management
processes to deliver desired capabilities and meet overall program
objectives.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven
(7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more
experience.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a
Polygraph
Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement
skills
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or
boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed
when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2303500
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most
complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the
defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our
robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in
systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud
services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and
training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united
purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion.
For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the
benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA
M/F/Vet/Disability
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