2020-05-23
SAIC (www.saic.com)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
El Segundo
California
90245
United States
Description
SAIC is currently looking for a systems engineer to provide technical advisory support to the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Development Corps (DC) Technical Evolution Branch at Los Angeles AFB, CA. SMC/DC acquires Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) and Weather space systems to support military and intelligence community users.
The successful candidate will engage with potential end users of the OPIR and Weather system data and provide technical systems engineering solutions to support exploitation of OPIR and Weather system data.
Key Duties/Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Utilizing knowledge of OPIR and Weather systems, work with Government team to identify potential users of the system data; manage user engagement rolodex/contact list
Perform User Engagement to solicit end user focus areas and needs, translate needs into requirements that will be provided to the Broad Area Announcement (BAA) Data Exploitation project process
Assist government program managers in utilizing earned value management principles and techniques to assist in the management of projects technical baseline utilizing earned value project performance metrics for cost and schedule
Provide input for the BAA Data Exploitation project RFP documents, participate in BAA Industry Days
Provide input on BAA project award selection based on end user needs and support the technical evaluation of data exploitation projects
Assist government project officers in program management of BAA data exploitation projects to ensure project success from technical, cost and schedule perspective. Identify programmatic issues and recommend resolution plans to government project officer
Assist government in testing and evaluation of BAA data exploitation projects at the RS Tools, Applications and Processing (TAP) Laboratory and assist in project assessment for follow-on deployment at the OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) based on project success and mission utility for end users
Develop strategic roadmap for desired data exploitation projects; support the development of projects and work with Government team to develop post-development plans
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelors (STEM) and nine (9) years or more of related experience -OR- Masters and seven (7) years or more of related experience -OR- PhD or JD and four (4) years or more of related experience
OPIR and Weather enterprise understanding
Satellite system data exploitation experience
DoD Acquisition experience – provide ideas to accelerate implementation
Demonstrated experience leading user requirement development
Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment
Demonstrated application of advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts
Ability to recommend/make decisions on project work matters and ensures effective achievement of program, project, or organizational objectives
Ability to work proactively, independently as a member of a highly effective technical team while developing approaches to solutions
DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Transformational thinking – innovative, entrepreneurial, business development
Familiar with Air Force rapid contracting methodologies such as the Space Enterprise Consortium Other Transaction Authority process (SpEC-OTA) or rapid application deployment facilities such as Catalyst Campus
Familiar with the concepts of AI, Deep Learning, & Machine Learning algorithms and their use in space-based analysis
Familiar with the phenomenology and military usage of the radar to infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum
Experience working in a systems engineering and technical support (SETA) role
Experience in OPIR & Weather sensors and processing
Experience in Systems Engineering of Space Systems programs
Experience mentoring/advising less experienced staff