SAIC

Space Segment Launch Delivery Engineer

SAIC • $120K — $145K *
Chantilly, VA 20152In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
  • 15+ years of experience in aerospace or related fields
  • Strong background in satellite systems engineering
  • Extensive experience with government acquisition programs
  • Knowledge of Systems Engineering processes
  • Ability to effectively communicate with senior decision makers
  • TS/SCI clearance is mandatory

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support and recommendations on technical topics for space vehicles
  • Oversee system acquisition, design, and integration activities
  • Lead risk identification and mitigation efforts for space systems
  • Deliver reports and presentations to government stakeholders
  • Assess contractor performance and compliance during milestone reviews
  • Serve as the technical point of contact for customer needs
  • Support system development from initial requirements through testing

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space programs
  • Collaborative and fast-paced work environment
  • Potential for professional growth with the government
  • Engagement in high-visibility projects and missions
  • Exposure to multidisciplinary spaces and technologies
Full Job Description
Job Description

This position is for a Space Segment Lauch Delivery Engineer in Chantilly, VA supporting cutting-edge and innovative space programs. The Space Segment Launch Delivery Engineer will work daily on-site with the Government to provide advice and guidance on technical and programmatic aspects of a critical space system; ensuring every mechanical, electrical, and software component of the space vehicle functions safely and reliably to complete its intended mission.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Provide Government with space vehicle and sub-systems engineering support and recommended inputs and courses of action for technical and programmatic topics.
  • Oversee multidisciplinary system level acquisition, design, manufacture, integration and test activities for space vehicles and vehicle interfaces to launch vehicle and ground.
  • Provide technical leadership in identifying, mitigating, and solving applicable space vehicle and subsystem risks and issues.
  • Generate and deliver written reports, risk assessments, recommendations, and presentations to the customer.
  • Provide Government with recommended inputs and courses of action for technical and programmatic topics.
  • Foster communication and alignment among team members to identify challenges and corresponding solutions.
  • Evaluate prime contractor performance at milestone reviews ensuring compliance with technical requirements, and quality of deliverables.
  • Support system development from initial requirements verification through mission design, prototype development, and test.
  • Serve as the main technical point of contact, leading reviews, and translating customer needs into actionable engineering requirements.
  • 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.
  • Develop procedures and tools to test all integrated vehicle assemblies and verify vehicle health before it leaves to the pad.
  • Ensure that individual assembly areas meet the requirements to execute checkouts seamlessly and with minimal overhead.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Typical Education and Experience: 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.
  • Strong satellite systems engineering background.
  • Major government acquisition program experience.
  • Extensive experience in one or more of the following areas: mass properties, mechanical design and analysis, design for manufacturing, optical-mechanical systems, environmental testing, propulsion, mechanisms, guidance and controls, thermal engineering, structures, or aerospace engineering.
  • 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/Master's degree preferred.
  • 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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