Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
9+ years of experience in systems engineering for space operations, system sustainment, or acquisitions.
Active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
Expertise in lifecycle systems engineering, including risk management and interface control.
Experience working with government customers and contractors, including Integrated Product Teams.
Strong analytical, communication, and visualization skills.
Responsibilities
Ensure effective requirements integration across operational space and ground systems.
Produce visualization products identifying capability insertion activities for system baselines.
Support customer in maintaining technical, schedule, cost, and risk data throughout the system lifecycle.
Translate government specifications into tasks for hardware and software development.
Develop and evolve systems engineering processes for effective integration efforts.
Assess impacts of proposed Enterprise baseline changes on operational requirements.
Participate in Integrated Product Teams and programmatic sustainment activities.
Benefits
Collaborative work environment with government personnel and systems engineers.
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space operations and systems engineering projects.
Engagement in a fast-paced and dynamic team setting.
Access to professional development and training opportunities.
Full Job Description
SAIC is seeking aPrincipal Systems Engineeronsite in Colorado Springs, Colorado with experience in space operations, space system sustainment or space acquisitions to join the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Team.
PNT SE&I provides engineering, integration, technical analysis, and subject matter expertise (SME) support to the US Space Force. As a member of our PNT SE&I Team, you'll work in a fast-paced environment with Government personnel and systems engineers to provide systems engineering and analysis services to include system development, enterprise and system architecture, acquisition, testing, operations, and sustainment support for existing and new capabilities.
Duties:
Ensuring effective requirements integration across operational space and ground, hardware and software, and all other aspects of systems and organizations for control segment capabilities
Understanding multiple system requirements and capability baselines, and producing visualization products identifying the capability insertion activities for individual system baselines
Supporting the customer in defining, capturing, and maintaining the technical, schedule, cost, and risk data throughout the system lifecycle, as well as developing risk mitigation courses of action and assessing impacts of risks and proposed changes
Identifying derived requirements from government specifications and interface control documents, and assisting with translating requirements into tasks for hardware and software sustainment and development
Developing, documenting, executing, integrating, and evolving systems engineering processes as required to enable effective SSC/PNT Enterprise systems engineering and integration efforts
Assessing proposed Enterprise baseline changes for impacts to operational system requirements and capabilities, and future sustainability
Support integrating activities over the lifecycle of systems within the Enterprise including pre-contractual, requirements development, as well as operations and sustainment capabilities
Participating in Integrated Product Teams, Product Support Manager meetings, and other programmatic and sustainment activities
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
Significant experience (9+ years) in systems engineering for space operations, space system sustainment, or space acquisitions, including requirements development and integration across space and ground segments.
Active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
Demonstrated expertise in lifecycle systems engineering (requirements, architecture, test, operations, and sustainment), including risk management, baseline management, and interface control.
Proven ability to work with government customers and prime/support contractors, including participation in Integrated Product Teams and development of technical briefings, plans, and decision-support documentation.
Strong analytical, communication, and visualization skills, with the ability to interpret complex technical baselines and convey impacts to enterprise capabilities and sustainment.
Desired:
GPS and/or USSF experience
Active Top Secret security clearance
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.
