Space Payload Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC has a need for a Radio Frequency (RF) Payload Systems Engineer to provide onsite systems engineering and technical advisory services (SETA) in a dynamic NRO System Program Office (SPO) supporting the Government customer with multiple satellite systems, both on-orbit and in development.  This position will primarily support the design, development, manufacturing, assembly, and integration and test activities for RF payloads for one of the major satellite programs. The job requires familiarity with NRO organization, processes, and satellite systems.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports the System Program Office (SPO) in a technical capacity for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of RF payload systems development and acquisitions
• Overseeing design and development of RF payload systems and components
• Applying complex RF specifications, tolerances, simulations, and test procedures for RF payload systems and components
• Assisting the Government in developing concept of operations (CONOPS) and approaches to employment of RF systems
• Ensuring research and development (R&D) efforts are planned and conducted on sound engineering practices including management of technical risks
• Providing technical support to Government customer activities and programmatic processes
• Developing documents and briefings to communicate work or study status, briefs Government and industry as required
• Supports Contract Officer Technical Representatives (COTRs) and Developers by coordinating with other technical domain SMEs and program stakeholders to achieve a detailed understanding of the flight systems, designs, and interfaces necessary to satisfy mission requirements
• Providing oversight of acquisitions, with specific focus on the RF payload systems elements, functionality, interfaces, manufacture, build, test, and operations to ensure end-to-end system closure and satisfaction of mission need
• Reviewing Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables to ensure content, technical accuracy, and sufficiency of design details to meet program requirements and objectives
• Participating in technical interchange meetings between developers and COTR

Qualifications

Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.

• Experience with RADAR system operations, waveform usage and processing
• Experience of how RF systems are designed, specified, developed, manufactured, and tested
• Experience how space systems are designed, specified, developed, manufactured, and tested
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment
• TS/SCI with polygraph

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.