Bachelor's degree with 18+ years or Master's with 16+ years or PhD/JD with 15+ years of experience.
Experience supporting government acquisition programs in military, SETA, or civil servant roles.
Proficiency in systems architecture design for spacecraft, payload, and ground systems.
Familiarity with best practices from the Intelligence Community or DoD Satellite Program Office.
Experience in satellite system requirements development, design, manufacturing, and testing.
Knowledge of MBSE, Agile methodologies, and ground software for telemetry or data processing.
Strong interpersonal, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
Act as a technical liaison between government customers and prime contractors for satellite ground station infrastructure.
Construct and review engineering documents, providing SME support for source selections.
Support program reviews, design, development, testing, and transition to operations.
Oversee contractor production and integration/testing activities, reporting progress to customers.
Provide technical advice to the System Program Director for strategic capabilities and initiatives.
Resolve complex, multi-dimensional problems impacting various project aspects.
Lead the development of innovative products/solutions through collaboration with experts.
Develop documents and briefings to communicate project status to government and industry stakeholders.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space programs.
Engagement with a diverse range of government and industry partners.
Dynamic work environment with no supervision required.
Potential for professional growth in a high-stakes field.
Involvement in innovative product development and problem-solving.
Full Job Description
Job Description
This position is for a Ground Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA supporting cutting-edge and innovative space programs. The Ground Systems Engineer is responsible for providing subject matter expertise (SME) in all aspects of Space Vehicle and Ground Station infrastructure integration to a government customer. The ideal candidate will have experience in all aspects of the production, integration and test phases of a space system acquisition to guide the development, verification, and deployment of a critical space system.
Job Responsibilities:
Act as a technical liaison between government customers and prime contractors, overseeing the acquisition, development and integration of satellite ground station infrastructure.
Construct and review engineering documents and provide SME support for source selections.
Support program reviews, design, development, test, and transition to operations efforts.
Oversee contractor production and Integration and Test activities and report progress and outcomes to customers.
Provide technical advice/input to customer's System Program Director that lays the strategic foundation for critical capabilities and customer's present and future initiatives.
Resolve highly complex and multi-dimensional problems requiring consideration of variables that impact multiple aspects of the project/program.
Lead development of highly innovative products/solutions, achieved through collaboration and dialogue with other experts in the field.
Develop documents and briefings to communicate work or study status and brief Government and industry as required.
Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and eighteen (18) years or more experience; Masters and sixteen (16) years or more experience; PhD or JD and fifteen years or more experience.
Experience providing support to a government acquisition program office, in a military, SETA, or civil servant capacity.
Experience with systems architecture design of spacecraft, payload, and ground systems.
Experience with the Intelligence Community or the Department of Defense Satellite Program Office best practices.
Experience with satellite system requirements development, design, manufacturing, and test.
Experience with MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering), Agile methodologies, and ground software for telemetry or data processing.
Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment.
Ability to work in a very dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DOD, military/civilian personnel and industry partners.
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.
Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills.
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment with no supervision.
TS/SCI Required.
Previous SAP experience desired.
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.
