System Engineer-Customer Outreach

Job Description

Description

Join a winning team! SAIC’s National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently hiring for a customer within the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) 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.    

SAIC is seeking a Senior System Engineer for Customer Outreach with NRO experience to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer for a complex space and ground effort as part of an exciting and innovative set of programs.  

This position supports a System Program Office (SPO) in a technical capacity for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of satellite system development and acquisitions that advance the NRO’s space resiliency posture.  

The systems engineer will join a team of on-site SETAs working a Major System Acquisition (MSA) with responsibilities that may include but not limited to the following: 

• Interacting with officials technical through senior levels of US Government 
• Planning, organizing and hosting 60-80 person multi-caveated conferences of organizational stakeholders representing the National Security Council, the Defense Department and Intelligence Community. 
• Identifying and recommending pathways to establish national, DOD and IC-level strategies, plans, policies and CONOPs. 
• Advising program managers and senior government officials with recommending pathfinding alignment of program deliverables to national security strategy objective 
• Representing the Government customer to development contractors and ensure proper messaging between the stakeholders. 
• Developing documents and briefings to communicate program/project status; brief and advise customer, industry, organizational stakeholders, and senior government officials as required 
• Supporting outreach activities through communication methods to include print and electronic; coordinate with organizational stakeholders 
• Participating in technical review and assessment of program development and readiness activities 
• Participating in technical interchange meetings between customer, developers, and the stakeholder, when necessary. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. 
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, scientific, technical, or management discipline and 14 years or more relevant experience; Master’s degree in an engineering, scientific, technical or management discipline and 12 years or more relevant experience. 
• Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skill with effective technical writing and briefing skills 
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and energetic team environment. 
• Experience interacting with Government agencies to include National Security Council, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and intergovernmental agencies 
• Strong working knowledge of MS office suite of applications, especially Power Point, Word, Excel, and Project 
• Program management and/or public policy experience desired 
• Experience with compartmented access programs and special access programs desired 

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.

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