SAIC

Operations Systems Integration Engineer

SAIC • $110K — $130K *
Chantilly, VA 20152In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; TS/SCI clearance essential.
  • 9+ years of experience required for Bachelor's, 7+ years for Master's.
  • Strong background in satellite systems engineering.
  • Experience with developing concept of operations and collaborating on interface requirements.
  • Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes and integration.
  • Knowledge of best practices within the Intelligence Community or DoD Satellite Program Office.
  • Proven interpersonal, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Provide expert operations guidance for requirements and CONOPS development.
  • Assist in translating mission needs into developer capabilities.
  • Review and represent government in forums for streamlined capability delivery.
  • Support scaling of prototyped systems for enterprise applications.
  • Sustain acquisition strategies and address program execution issues.
  • Generate strategic communication products and status briefings for government customers.
  • Act as liaison between acquisition program office and operations organizations.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative space programs.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge technology and systems integration.
  • Collaboration with government and industry leaders.
  • Engagement in mission-critical operations in a vital sector.
  • Potential for professional growth in a dynamic team environment.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This position is for an Operations Systems Integration Engineer in Chantilly, VA supporting cutting-edge and innovative space programs. The Spacecraft Engineer will work daily on-site with the Government in a technical capacity for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of system development and acquisitions providing advice and guidance on technical and programmatic aspects of a critical space system.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Provide operations expertise to requirements and CONOPS development, systems design and testing, systems integration, tactical/operational command and control analysis.
  • Assist in translating space operator mission requirements to developer capabilities.
  • Review documentation, represent government as required in forums that support streamlined delivery of new capabilities and standardization of integration efforts.
  • Assist with securely scaling development of prototyped systems to enterprise operational applications for space.
  • Sustain development and refinement of acquisition strategies, as well as identify program execution issues and provide recommendations.
  • Generate presentation materials, status briefings, and strategic communication products to assist the government customer in achieving favorable program outcomes.
  • Act as liaison between Government acquisition program office and Government operations organizations.
  • Evaluate prime contractor performance at milestone reviews ensuring compliance with technical requirements, and quality of deliverables.
  • 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.


Qualifications

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience.
  • Strong satellite systems engineering background.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • TS/SCI required.
  • Bachelor's degree 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.
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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