GEOINT Flight Engineer

Job Description

Description

DESCRIPTION:  SAIC seeks a GEOINT Flight Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical advisory services in Chantilly, VA.  As the government’s trusted systems engineer for GEOINT mission systems, the selected will assist the government plan and oversee the integration of GEOINT satellites and mission capabilities to serve the nation’s intelligence needs.  Responsibilities:

·      Serve as the government’s technical advisor for GEOINT mission systems, from spacecraft bus and payloads, command and control and processing systems, to various operational constructs.

·      Assist the government in identifying mission needs, operational concepts, and requirements to effectively influence acquisition and budget efforts.

·      Assess integration activities in the context of cross-systems dependencies (technical, resource, and schedule) and present unbiased findings, analysis, and recommendations to government managers.

·      Provide “ground truth” technical assessments of project or system reviews, milestones, and/or decision gates; identify risks, issues, opportunities, mitigations; represent the government’s interests with other stakeholders.

·      Support government requests for systems engineering and integration studies, process analysis and design, project management assessments, etc.; provide analysis, recommendations, and take necessary actions.

·      Support the development or assessment of system Concept of Operations, Requirements Documents, Test Plans, Contract Statements of Work, Systems Engineering Plans, as well as contribute to the “staff work” needs of the government (e.g., action items, weekly reports, etc.) to include support to government acquisitions and source selections.

·      Proactively collaborate with government personnel and other contractors (often across multiple sites and organizational levels) to provide unbiased analysis and recommendations on courses of actions to address risks/issues or approaches to exploit an opportunity.

Qualifications

Required: 

·      US Citizenship

·      Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph

·      Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and minimum three (3) years or more relevant experience; master’s in STEM field and one (1) year or more experience.  STEM is a contractual requirement.

·      Technical knowledge of spacecraft systems (bus, payload) and subsystems (attitude and control systems, propulsion, life support systems, etc.), ground communications and mission data processing systems, space vehicle mission planning and command and control systems.

·      Knowledge of orbital mechanics and associated analytical tools.

·      Experience with GEOINT mission (ground and space) systems.

·      Familiar with mission readiness process, control gates, and associated entry/exit criteria.

·      Forward thinking self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements without supervision; readily defines solutions for broad, abstract topics.

·      Polished, persuasive communicator (written/verbal), promotes collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders -- consensus builder.

·      Impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment—confident interacting with highest levels of government senior executives.

·      Familiar with Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Agile development, cloud technologies.

Desired:

·      Real-time operations experience as a spacecraft operator, spacecraft engineer or ground systems operator, familiar with space operations/policies.

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.