Senior Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a PNT Integrated Mission Delta (IMD) Systems Engineer to join our diverse PNT Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) team in Colorado Springs, CO. The successful candidate will collaborate and communicate with the SE&I team to provide systems engineering expertise to help the Government successfully deliver capabilities.  

The PNT SE&I Team provides Space Systems Command (SSC) specialized engineering, analysis, planning and execution in support of Global Positioning System (GPS) Programs of Record (PoRs) and the PNT Enterprise. 

Major duties of the Position Include: 

• Performing systems engineering analyses, technical reviews, and assessments; coordinating analyses efforts, methods, and techniques; developing products and briefings; and performing technical engagement with, and briefings for and to, government customers and stakeholders. 
• Identifying derived requirements from government specifications and interface control documents, operations documents, and assisting with translating requirements into digestible information useable by Integrated Mission Delta (IMD) Chief Engineer and staff.
• Supporting IMD Chief Engineer in defining, capturing, validating, and maintaining technical requirements, capability delivery prioritization, schedule, and cost risks throughout the system lifecycle ensuring unified mission readiness, and developing risk mitigation courses of action and assessing impacts of risks and proposed changes.
• Maintaining control of and provides engineering recommendations to the government on all development, sustainment, and operations projects/studies/tests from inception through completion.
• Facilitating/leading discussions and engagements between principal stakeholders to ensure progress in resolving IMD top priority engineering challenges and provides status and recommends Courses of Action.
• Conducting analyses to trace IMD efforts to capabilities, functions and requirements, as well as tracing high-level requirements to system, segment level requirements.
• Generating documentation to demonstrate compliance with requirements and products to communicate the PNT IMD’s progress toward delivering capabilities from development into operations.
• Representing IMD Engineering Team efforts for risks and drafts risks and opportunities through the formal GPS Enterprise Risk Boards.
• Organizing and leading technical interchange meetings to determine activities and technical work necessary to support IMD mission areas and unit capabilities.
• Representing IMD Engineering Team and provides technical recommendations and system expertise support to capability Integrated Product Teams at all PNT system levels. 

Qualifications

• Bachelors in any field with 5+ years of previous systems engineering, system transition, sustainment, and/or PNT/GPS subject matter expertise, and/or or equivalent relevant experience. 
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience in military and/or space systems operations, transition to operations, acquisition, sustainment, and/or development. 
• Experience writing and delivering documents and briefings. 
• Ability to work onsite as required by the customer at IMD office location.

 Desired Qualifications

• PNT or GPS experience highly desired. 
• Experience working with Air Force/Space Force/DoD customers in an acquisition, sustainment, and/or Operational environment, with space and/or ground systems. 
• LiveLink experience. 
• MS365 SharePoint Applications experience. 

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

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.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

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 $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.