Satellite Mission Operations Engineer

Job Description

Description

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 more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
 
Job Description:
Require a project engineer to support program mission operations planning, test and evaluation planning and execution, and launch and initialization planning and execution for a government Satellite Program Office (SPO).  

Key areas of responsibilities include mission operations planning support (ROPs, SSED, fault management architecture assessment, anomaly and contingency planning, rehearsal planning and execution and calibration planning); training of SPO personnel involved with launch campaign and satellite initialization/checkout, launch planning with satellite prime and launch provider; On-Orbit Test Plan development, coordination; development, coordination and approval of the Critical Functions Performance Test which will be executed periodically on-orbit. Your responsibilities will extend across multiple satellites in a compressed timeline resulting in concurrent activities.  This position requires a high performing individual who thrives in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree and 14 years of experience
- Master’s Degree and 9 years of experience
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment

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 24,000 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 $6.9 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.