SAIC

Spacecraft Space Production Lead

SAIC • $120K — $150K *
Chantilly, VA 20152In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
  • 14+ years experience with Bachelor's; 12+ with Master's; 9+ with PhD/JD.
  • Strong satellite systems engineering background.
  • Experience in major government acquisition programs.
  • Familiarity with space systems operation and stakeholder collaboration.
  • Expertise in Systems Engineering processes and functions.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with current Poly is required; SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Define spacecraft operational requirements from design to launch.
  • Evaluate and streamline spacecraft build and test processes.
  • Provide technical guidance for continuous improvement in production.
  • Recommend technical actions and inputs to the Government.
  • Facilitate teamwork to identify solutions to production challenges.
  • Monitor adherence to production schedules and quality standards.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams for smooth integration efforts.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative and cutting-edge space programs.
  • Daily collaboration with Government agency personnel.
  • Engagement in systems development from requirements verification to test.
  • Involvement in major milestone reviews with contractor performance assessments.
  • Role as the main technical contact for government clients.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This position is for a Spacecraft Space Production Engineer in Chantilly, VA supporting cutting-edge and innovative space programs. The Spacecraft Engineer will work daily on-site with the Government to provide advice and guidance on technical and programmatic aspects of a critical space system.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Define requirements to ensure the spacecraft operates seamlessly, from design through manufacturing, testing, and launch.
  • Evaluate the end-to-end build and test processes of the spacecraft, ensuring that all activities are executed efficiently, safely, and in alignment with mission requirements.
  • Provide technical acumen to assist the Government in driving continuous improvement in space craft production and integration workflows.
  • Provide Government with recommended inputs and courses of action for technical topics.
  • Foster communication and alignment among team members to identify challenges and corresponding solutions.
  • Monitor the execution of spacecraft production activities, ensuring adherence to schedules and quality standards.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, including engineering, supply chain, and quality assurance, to facilitate seamless integration processes
  • Implement and maintain production workflows, documentation, and tracking systems to monitor progress and identify areas for improvement.
  • Define requirements and workflows for prime contractor planning, inventory, work order, and production tracking modules.
  • 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.


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.
  • Bachelors degree is required. Masters degree is preferred.
  • Strong satellite systems engineering background.
  • Major government acquisition program 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.
  • 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.
  • Active TS/SCI with current Poly Required.
  • Previous SAP experience Preferred.


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
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* Ladders Estimates

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