GEOINT Program Integration Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC has an opportunity for a Program Integration Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA to provide systems engineering advisory expertise to the NRO GEOINT Systems Integration & Architecture (GSIA) office.  This is a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support position to provide technical and programmatic assistance to Government team members regarding both spacecraft and payload activities that span the Satellite development life cycle.  The candidate will support and lead space capability studies and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).  Qualified candidates must possess demonstrated satellite experience, and be able to provide technical and programmatic insight on the wide variety of space system capabilities.  The successful candidate will work both independently and in a dynamic team-based environment.

Key duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work in an interactive team environment with Government customer leads and other subject matter experts to directly support GSIA as the office responsible for GEOINT space capability studies for the NRO.
  
• Participate in external, program office, and developer-sponsored forums (e.g., working groups, IPTs, and boards) to ensure GEOINT program office equities are protected.
  
• Assess technical performance and modeling and simulation results.  Identify risks to program plans and schedules, and support development of acquisition plans.
  
• Assist with the execution of design trade studies.  Evaluate system and architecture designs, as necessary, to determine if the proposed architecture and supporting system capabilities are adequate to meet the required performance thresholds.
  
• Coordinate across Government teams to research, gather, conceptualize, identify, and capture architecture and system requirements.
  
• Assist in managing requirements development, flow-down, and traceability.
  
• Support acquisition planning activities and document preparation for Government review and approval.
  
• Expect travel within the U.S. approximately 10% of the time.

Qualifications

• B.S. in STEM, Systems Engineering, or Project Management and nine years or more experience; Masters and seven years or more experience; PhD or four years or more experience.
  

Required Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of system engineering experience supporting NRO space systems.
  Knowledge of National space systems, NRO infrastructure, communication networks, and ground processing networks.
  
• Understanding of the current and potential capabilities of space communication system providers and their satellite systems, including distributed and proliferated communication systems.
  
• Strong systems engineering, program management, and or configuration management skills.
  
• Strong organization skills and the ability to establish trust-relationships to help guide high functioning multi-faceted teams.
  
• Experience supporting the execution of high performance technical teams and demonstrated ability to simultaneously perform multiple tasks.
  
• Proven domain expertise and communications skills that demonstrate the ability to interface with all levels.
  
• Ability to review and evaluate analysis – making recommendations and providing professional advice and assistance to include preparing reports and presentation briefings.
  
• Ability to apply domain knowledge and summarize information/findings for presentation to Government leadership.
  
• Skilled/comfortable working in high-tempo environment, able to be flexible and to adjust to dynamic technical guidance.

Overview

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

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