Saic
Ground Systems Engineer
Saic, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 22021
Description
SAIC is in search of a Ground Systems Engineer to support the NRO SIGINT Directorate. The individual selected will provide subject matter expertise to support customer decisions regarding contractors' development of spacecraft command and control capabilities and the integration with other ground capabilities that will make up an end-to-end system. The individual should have knowledge and experience in agile software development. The individual will perform the following duties (not a comprehensive list):
Responsible for overseeing vendor development, integration, and testing of spacecraft ground capabilities as a technical expert.
Responsible for supporting end-to-end ground system development to include:
Analysis of alternatives
Requirements generation, evaluation, and compliance assessments
Concept design evaluation
Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development
Oversight of delivered ground capabilities integration into larger end-to-end system.
Transition to Operations to include deployment; operator training; payload initialization and checkout; on-orbit operations and end-of-life operations.
Responsible for assessing proposed ground system design updates and understanding all performance and spacecraft impacts due to these updates.
Responsible for working with contractors developing the ground software to ensure work is on schedule and progressing.
Qualifications
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a technical field such as Physics, Math, or Astronautics. Candidates with equivalent educational background and demonstrated experience will be considered.
9+ years of engineering experience with satellite ground systems.
Experience with agile software development and other modern software development approaches.
Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) as used on the program to manage the architecture, CONOPS, and requirements. It is also used in supporting integration with other elements of the architecture making up the end-to-end system.
Candidates must have a proven ability to effectively work with a large team of Government, FPRoG and SETA contractors as well as major developmental contractors.
TS/SCI with poly required.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
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.
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SAIC is in search of a Ground Systems Engineer to support the NRO SIGINT Directorate. The individual selected will provide subject matter expertise to support customer decisions regarding contractors' development of spacecraft command and control capabilities and the integration with other ground capabilities that will make up an end-to-end system. The individual should have knowledge and experience in agile software development. The individual will perform the following duties (not a comprehensive list):
Responsible for overseeing vendor development, integration, and testing of spacecraft ground capabilities as a technical expert.
Responsible for supporting end-to-end ground system development to include:
Analysis of alternatives
Requirements generation, evaluation, and compliance assessments
Concept design evaluation
Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development
Oversight of delivered ground capabilities integration into larger end-to-end system.
Transition to Operations to include deployment; operator training; payload initialization and checkout; on-orbit operations and end-of-life operations.
Responsible for assessing proposed ground system design updates and understanding all performance and spacecraft impacts due to these updates.
Responsible for working with contractors developing the ground software to ensure work is on schedule and progressing.
Qualifications
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a technical field such as Physics, Math, or Astronautics. Candidates with equivalent educational background and demonstrated experience will be considered.
9+ years of engineering experience with satellite ground systems.
Experience with agile software development and other modern software development approaches.
Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) as used on the program to manage the architecture, CONOPS, and requirements. It is also used in supporting integration with other elements of the architecture making up the end-to-end system.
Candidates must have a proven ability to effectively work with a large team of Government, FPRoG and SETA contractors as well as major developmental contractors.
TS/SCI with poly required.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
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.
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