SAIC

Ground Systems Engineer

SAIC • $90K — $130K *
Aurora, CO 80013In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years relevant experience, or Master's with 1+ year experience
  • Strong understanding of the space and ground domain mission
  • Experience with the systems development life cycle and engineering processes
  • Proven collaboration skills with government stakeholders
  • Knowledge of model-based systems engineering and Agile methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Support the Chief Engineer and leadership in system engineering activities
  • Analyze and document site system architecture impacts
  • Collaborate with teams to understand project requirements
  • Plan and evaluate budget recommendations and risks
  • Develop and deliver analysis and reports to the Government

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Dynamic and secure work environment
  • Work on projects crucial to national security
  • Collaborative team atmosphere
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology solutions
Full Job Description
Job Description

SAIC is seeking a Ground Systems Engineer to work on complex projects crucial to our national security objectives. They will provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to assist the government in implementing and executing systems engineering processes to integrate capabilities into the operational baseline at a customer facility in Denver, CO.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Support Chief Engineer and ground system organization leadership in executing systems engineering activities to integrate mission systems across site.
  • Analyze and document site system architecture and impacts associated with system updates/deliveries.
  • Collaborate with Headquarters Directorates, site organizations, and mission partners to ensure understanding of project requirements and risks (cost, schedule, technical)
  • Plan and evaluate budget recommendations to include risk assessments; research, prepare, coordinate, and advocate for specific unfunded requirements.
  • Document, develop and deliver analysis, recommendations, plans, reports/briefings to the Government.


Qualifications

Required:

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree and five (5) years or more relevant experience; master's and one (1) year or more experience.
  • Knowledge of customer's space and ground domain mission and technical capabilities.
  • Systems engineering background with understanding of systems development life cycle from concept, requirements, engineering design, integration and test, deployment, maintenance, through decommissioning.
  • Demonstrated experience with government customer's systems engineering, mission readiness, and project management methods, familiar with site mission and ground systems integration processes.
  • Experience in requirements definition, system architectures, systems analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation, and verification.
  • Must be a polished communicator and proven collaborator with demonstrated ability to coordinate across all levels of government to ensure contracts effectively deliver required services and capabilities.
  • Must be a self-starter able to proactively address customer requirements with no supervision and expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics.
  • Familiar with model-based systems engineering and digital engineering concepts and tools as well as Agile/DevSecOps development methodology, cloud technologies.

Desired:
  • Space and ground domain knowledge in customer mission technical capabilities and performance.
  • Experience in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling DoD or Intelligence Community projects or Programs.
  • Direct SIGINT experience in collection, analysis or systems operations.
  • Experience in architecture management, baseline audit, and verification.
  • Familiar with JIRA, Confluence.


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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