Launch Systems Integration Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared - Military veterans preferred

Description

SAIC is seeking a Launch Systems Integration (LSI) Engineer with technical expertise in launch services acquisition and launch vehicle integration. The position will support a Program Office overseeing cutting edge work for our Chantilly, VA Customer.

In this role, you must be able to articulate design impacts of a mature spacecraft design on a new launch vehicle development activity.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support the customer at weekly and monthly launch service acquisition and launch integration meetings with spacecraft contractor
• Evaluate proposals for launch integration activities of spacecraft contractors for appropriate technical effort
• Evaluate proposed activities of launch service providers and advise the government program office on the recommended changes
• Evaluate and provide feedback on launch planning documents produced by the space vehicle contractor and the launch service providers
• Provide support as needed to current launch preparation and launch campaign activities at the launch site
• Review and advise on interface requirement documents related to launch
• Provide technical assessments as required on launch interface requirement verifications
• Attend meetings with spacecraft and launch vehicle developers on technical interface design and development

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly
• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering discipline
• 14 years’ experience with launch vehicle integration, experience can be substituted in lieu of a degree
• Basic understanding of satellite systems and architectures
• Familiarity with launch vehicle design impacts on space vehicle programs that are not yet past Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
• Familiarity with the acquisition of launch services for multiple spacecraft bus designs to include payload deliveries to various orbital insertions

Desired Qualifications

 

• Experience in defense and intelligence community acquisition and program management processes
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment
• Available to travel domestically 3-5 days per month