SAIC

GEOINT Radar Engineer

SAIC • $100K — $130K *
Chantilly, VA 20152In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 9+ years relevant experience; or a Master's with 7+ years; or a PhD/JD with 4+ years (substitution allowed for relevant experience)
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Poly
  • Proficient knowledge of Radar/RF phenomenology with a focus on collection and processing techniques
  • Experience with Radar/RF systems including tasking, command & control, processing and dissemination
  • Proven expertise in requirements development and definition activities
  • Familiarity with IC, DoD, or commercial space architectures and programs
  • Strong organizational, time-management, and communication skills, adept at conveying information across diverse audiences

Responsibilities

  • Monitor a variety of GEOINT mission processing projects including schedules, dependencies, and risks
  • Advise management on architectural decisions and investment strategies
  • Interface directly with Prime Contractors for software development oversight
  • Collaborate with Program staff including System Engineers and Domain Experts
  • Lead strategic planning for mission architecture and technical trade studies
  • Develop enterprise and performance requirements for systems
  • Assess performance and provide estimates on cost, schedule, and risk impacts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs
  • Professional development opportunities and support for continuous learning
  • Access to advanced technology and resources
  • Collaborative work environment with leading experts
  • Opportunity to support critical national security missions
Full Job Description
SAIC is seeking a GEOINT Radar Engineer to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) services for a critical position on an SAIC's Prime Program, supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED).

As the GEOINT Radar Engineer you will provide technical support to facilitate the development of GEOINT capabilities cooperatively with development contractors and mission partners to optimize mission success. You will also actively perform engineering and analysis to ensure programs successfully develop and deliver core mission processing services in all phases of the acquisition life cycle.

Job Duties to include:
  • Retain cognizance of a wide variety of GEOINT mission processing projects including technical baseline, project schedules, dependencies, risks, and cost
  • Advise Senior and Mid-Level managers on architectural decisions to include investment strategies, acquisition portfolio priorities, risk assessment of project execution
  • Interface directly with development Prime Contractors in the role of oversight, monitoring of software development and integration activities and ensuring alignment with Government requirements and objectives
  • Operate side-by-side with Program staff comprised of world class System Engineers, Acquisition Engineers, and Domain Experts to lead the customer in acquiring modern processing applications.
  • Conduct Strategic planning for both mission architecture needs (technical trade studies, definition of future architecture planning, software service recommendations etc.) and programmatic (Program
  • Developing enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements
  • Accomplish performance assessment and provide estimates of cost, schedule, and risk impacts to existing Ground architecture implementations
  • Provide technical and cost assessment of vendor proposals, review technical reports, design artifacts and program plans
  • Work with the IC customer to advance resiliency activities/initiatives in RF technology


Qualifications

Required Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of relevant experience; Master's degree and 7+ years; PhD/JD and 4+ years. Relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  • Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Poly
  • Experience in Radar/RF phenomenology specific to collection and processing methodology
  • Experience in Radar/RF systems to include tasking, command & control, collection, mission processing, or dissemination
  • Experience in requirements development and definition activities
  • Experience with IC, DoD, and/or commercial space architectures, systems and/or operations/Domain knowledge in Ground Software, Space Development Programs or Mission Operations programs
  • Familiarity with MS Office tool suite
  • Strong organizational, time-management, and verbal / written communication skills, able to convey information across multiple customer and corporate audiences

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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