Description

SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Mission Engineer to join the National Security and Space (NSS) Sector providing systems engineering and technical advisory services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. The customer is developing the next generation of space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions.

The Space Protection Mission Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representative coordinating with the development contractor and stakeholders (including end user operators) for deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations. The Space Protection Mission Engineer collaborates within a team of mission-related SMEs to coordinate the system development, requirements verification testing (and sell-off), identification of discrepancies, and mission validation testing.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as a SPO technical expert providing oversight for software development, implementation, and deployment of ground processing systems providing space protection capabilities

• Coordinates with other Space Enterprise SPOs and stakeholders to develop a common space protection concept of operations that includes the capabilities and interfaces required by space operators to safeguard IC space assets and advance the nation’s space resiliency posture

• Serves within a team of SMEs to develop technical plans and documentation, advise the customer on technical progress of the acquisition, and support the integration of ground processing systems with space systems

• Supports Contracting Officer Technical Representative(s) and developers to refine requirements, designs, and testing capabilities to meet user needs

• Produce and present briefings to engineering boards within the context of engineering and acquisition trade spaces

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and 2 or more years experience

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly

• Familiarity with a space or ground software system

• Familiarity with space mission operations

• Understanding of (and ability to apply) astrodynamics and engineering fundamentals

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in space domain awareness systems, activities, or operations

• Experience within the IC

• Experience with optical or radar Space Object Surveillance and Identification (SOSI)

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies to include participation in scrums, development of solution epics/features, and continuous integration/continuous deployment

• Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA

• Space Protection

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2407065

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