SAIC

Operations Systems Engineer

SAIC$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 14+ years experience; Master's with 12+ years; PhD/JD with 9+ years.
  • Experience in space systems and development of concept operations.
  • Proficiency in Systems Engineering processes and integration.
  • Prior involvement in satellite systems design and testing.
  • Strong leadership and problem-solving abilities in government settings.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with current Poly required.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee design to deployment projects, managing timelines and assessments.
  • Support satellite constellation operations and maintain system status.
  • Develop operational requirements and coordinate vendor operations.
  • Assist in troubleshooting unexpected satellite issues.
  • Provide technical guidance on operational center concepts for future systems.
  • Participate in studies to enhance system capabilities.
  • Support verification and validation planning for missions.

Benefits

  • Cutting-edge work with innovative space programs.
  • Embedded support in a dynamic government program office.
  • Opportunities for professional development in a high-stakes environment.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This position is for an Operations Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA supporting cutting-edge and innovative space programs. The Operations Systems Engineer provides embedded support within the government program office to guide the concept development, verification, and deployment of a critical space system.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Oversee projects from initial design (ConOps) to deployment, tracking timelines, and conducting cost-benefit and risk assessments.
  • Support the customer in oversight and monitoring of satellite constellation operations including maintain daily status and trending of operational systems.
  • Provide programmatic and technical guidance specific to operational center conops for future satellite operations center.
  • Develop requirements and oversee the stand up of operations from vendors.
  • Support anomaly resolution by assisting in the investigation, troubleshooting, and resolution of unexpected satellite behavior or failures.
  • Provide emerging requirements.
  • Provide programmatic and technical guidance on operational center conops for future satellite operations center.
  • Participate in studies and system trades for enhanced capabilities.
  • Support verification, validation, and test planning.
  • Provide technical and programmatic assessments of contractor designs at major milestone reviews to assess progress, risks and issues, and the ability to achieve mission requirements.
  • Provide technical support to Government customer activities and programmatic processes.
  • Develop documents and briefings to communicate work or study status and brief Government and industry as required.


Qualifications

  • Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience.
  • Experience with space systems, including development of concept of operations, mission threads, and collaboration with stakeholders on interfaces; ability to conduct trade studies, define interfaces, and work with the developer to mature interface requirements.
  • Ability to absorb extensive technical detail and logically formulate solutions for execution on an inflexible schedule, often requiring integration of conflicting and, at times, incomplete data.
  • Knowledge and application of Systems Engineering processes and functions.
  • Systems engineering and system integration experience.
  • Prior experience with satellite systems design, requirements, development, integration and test.
  • Experience with the Intelligence Community or the Department of Defense Satellite Program Office best practices.
  • Experience with satellite system requirement development, design, manufacturing, and test.
  • Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment.
  • 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.
  • Active TS/SCI with current Poly Required.

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
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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