SAIC

Configuration Management and Risk Systems Engineer

SAIC • $100K — $130K *
Chantilly, VA 20152In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 14+ years of experience, or Master's degree and 12+ years of experience
  • In-depth understanding of Configuration Management (CM) practices
  • Deep knowledge of Risk Assessment and management techniques
  • Extensive experience in systems engineering and system integration
  • Proven interpersonal and leadership skills within a government/contractor environment
  • Familiarity with best practices in the Intelligence Community or Department of Defense Satellite Program Office
  • Excellent communication and briefing skills across varied audience levels
  • Ability to facilitate technical discussions with Subject Matter Experts
  • Current TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required
  • Desired experience in Special Access Programs (SAP).

Responsibilities

  • Perform configuration management audits and control functions
  • Develop and maintain the Configuration Management Plan for the customer
  • Assess and approve requests for changes
  • Coordinate changes to specifications and requirements documentation
  • Interface with external configuration management personnel and assess requests for change
  • Prepare and manage customer requests for change
  • Represent the customer in change management forums
  • Coordinate customer control boards and participation in contractor boards
  • Manage data structure in configuration management folders
  • Attend contractor reviews to provide technical recommendations
  • Conduct risk assessments and manage potential impacts on mission objectives.

Benefits

  • Continuous learning and development opportunities
  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment
  • Support for work-life balance initiatives
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and innovative projects
  • Engagement in mission-critical space programs.
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Job Description

Description

This position is for a Configuration and Risk Management Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA supporting cutting-edge and innovative space programs. This position oversees revision control, risk assessment and the establishment of baselines. The Configuration and Risk Management Engineer will recommend and implement continuous process improvements and track risk assessment. This position requires a strong blend of technical expertise with excellent communication skills with the ability to influence change to guide the successful acquisition and operations of a critical space program.

Role Responsibilities:
  • Perform configuration management identification, control, accounting, and audits.
  • Develop and maintain customer's Configuration Management Plan.
  • Assess and allocate requests for change.
  • Review and coordinate on changes to specifications, lnterface Control Documents (ICDs) and system level requirements documentation.
  • Interface with configuration management personnel in other government offices and with development contractor to coordinate customer's assessments of requests for change.
  • Prepare and coordinate customer's requests for change.
  • Represent the customer in Enterprise and development contractor CM forums.
  • Coordinate and facilitate customer control boards (e.g. change control, engineering review, requirements review) and participation in development contractor boards.
  • Manage structure of data content in configuration management folders.
  • Attend contractor reviews (e.g. PMRs, PDR, CDR, pre- ship and other meetings) to provide technically based recommendations.
  • Identify and manage risks throughout the acquisition and systems engineering lifecycle by conducting risk assessments, developing mitigation strategies, and monitoring potential impacts on mission objectives.
  • Support development and implementation of SE process within a new program.

Qualifications
  • TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience.
  • In-depth understanding of CM practices.
  • In-depth understanding of Risk Assessment and management practices.
  • Extensive systems engineering and system integration experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment.
  • Experience with the Intelligence Community and/or the Department of Defense Satellite Program Office best practices.
  • Effective interpersonal skills (across multiple groups, offices, and organizations) and strong briefing and writing skills.
  • Ability to facilitate technical discussions with SMEs.
  • Ability to communicate with a diverse audience of senior decision makers with varying levels of programmatic and technical expertise.
  • Proven effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills .
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment with no supervision.
  • Active TS/SCI with current Poly Required.
  • Previous SAP experience desired.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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