Space and Ground Communications Systems Engineer
- Military veterans preferred
2022-05-01 SAIC (www.saic.com)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Chantilly Virginia 20151 United States
Description
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 systems engineer 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 Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) for new capabilities and coordinating them across the affected organizations
Developing enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements
Supporting resiliency activities/initiatives on behalf of the customer
Manage the Request for Change (RFC) process as it relates to updating requirement baselines
Preparing briefings for senior decision makers
Qualifications
Qualifications – External
Bachelor’s degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline with at least 5 years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience
Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
Working knowledge of satellite communications systems
Working knowledge of ground terminal development
Experience with requirements development and definition activities to include stakeholder engagement and customer needs elicitation
Understanding of core systems engineering and analysis disciplines and processes
Working knowledge of enterprise architectures and associated UAF views
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and energetic environment
Strong oral and written communication skills
Desired Qualifications
Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline
Prior experience in satellite communications systems
Working knowledge of the RFC process and the Engineering Review Board process
Working knowledge of bandwidth efficient modulation schemes
Systems Tool Kit (STK) certification
Experience in Cameo and SysML applications
Innovative, strong work ethic, able to think critically, and able to take initiative and work both independently and within a team
Prior US military and/or IC customer experience
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.
