Senior Systems Engineer Ground/COMM Architect
- Military veterans preferred
2021-01-05 SAIC (www.saic.com)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Chantilly Virginia 20151 United States
Description
Job Description: Join a winning team! SAIC’s National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently hiring for a customer within the Intelligence Community (IC) in Chantilly, VA. This customer is responsible for designing, building, and operating national security-related systems based in space, in the air, and on the ground. SAIC is a strong company providing opportunities for energetic individuals with a strong desire to expand their knowledge while increasing their responsibilities.
NSS Sector has an opening for a senior systems engineer ground/communications architect to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) services to an IC customer. The customer organization we support provides the enterprise architecting, analysis, and systems engineering solutions that determine the current and future national space systems.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Working across multiple Directorates and Offices to identify and define future space capability needs
Frequent interaction with government, SETA, FFRDC, and external stakeholders
Identifying and defining future space capability needs
Identifying key architecture and system level trades
Developing strategies in support of IC and Department of Defense (DoD) architectures
Assessing the performance of current and future architecture concepts
Providing technical and programmatic guidance to the architecture and system level requirements process
Assisting in development of mission and enterprise-level Concepts of Operations
Developing architecture models to capture the holistic view of the enterprise
Preparing briefings for senior decision makers
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline with at least 14 years of relevant experience
Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
Strong technical fundamentals in IC space collectors, command and control, mission control, and mission processing
Experience with use of architecting to support senior level enterprise decision making
Proven experience/familiarity with architecture tools
Proven experience with the use of architecting across IC
Architecture domain understanding from a holistic enterprise perspective
Ability to understand and articulate complex concepts involving space and ground-based systems/communications architecture
Strong analytical skills with ability to generate Analysis of Alternatives (AOA), performance of gap analyses, defined use cases, and identify/create appropriate supporting metrics
Experience in developing capability statements and system requirements
Ability to recommend space enterprise architecture tradeoffs, impacts, and advancement
Experience in development and use of modeling for architecture solutions
Firm understanding of architecture and system modeling tools, methodologies, and simulation techniques (i.e., Discrete, Monte Carlo, etc.)
Understanding of core systems engineering and analysis disciplines and processes
Experience with lifecycle readiness from System Requirements Review through system decommissioning
Demonstrated ability to work individually or on a team within a fast paced, dynamic, and energetic environment
Strong oral and written communication skills
Customer focused and capable of representing the customer in community forums
Desired Qualifications:
Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline
Experience with IC customer’s Request for Change (RFC) process and the Engineering Review Board process
Knowledge of Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
Knowledge of Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)
Experience in Cameo, Rhapsody, and SysML applications
