Job Description

Description

Duties and responsibilities: 

Summary:

SAIC is currently looking for Subject Matter Expert in Future Architecture to support launch system SE&I activities for the Launch Enterprise (ECL) at SMC. This position is located at El Segundo, CA. Key aspects of this oversight will include the following: 

• Requirements Validation
• Test & Integration
• Launch Vehicle, Payload and Launch Site Integration
• Day of Launch Activities
• Launch Mission Assurance activities, in cooperation with FFRDC
• Launch Integration Scheduling
• Coordination with launch vehicle providers, satellite developers, associate contractors, FFRDC, and launch program office teams

 Job Specific Responsibilities:

• Conceptual thinking, advanced planning, architecture development, and analysis and review of: designs, processes, procedures, functional and data requirements, complex systems, and formal documentation and presentation of that analysis and review. Areas of specialization include analysis tools, rocket engines, mechanical devices, turbines, propulsion and fluids, materials and properties, contamination control, ordnance, mechanical ground support systems, and environmental control.
• Ensure activities, technologies, and capabilities are planned, coordinated, and integrated.
• Ensure activities, technologies, and capabilities are operationally ready in a timely manner for launch operations.
• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions.
• Evaluates operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces.
• Develops the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• TS/SCI Required
• Bachelors degree and ten (10) years or more of related experience in the following areas:
1. Experience involving NSSL launches or experience involving launch vehicles used in NSSL launches or similar category with other federal agencies such as NASA, NOAA, NSA, etc.
2. Experience involving launch vehicles used in NSSL launches or similar category with commercial launches, or experience involving launch vehicles used orbital launches other than those described in 1 above.
3. Experience involving ballistic missile launches, launch process and operations experience, mission integration experience, experience involving ground systems, experience involving other than launch vehicle propulsion comparable to launch propulsion. 
• Participated with senior managers to establish plans and objectives
• Ability to recommend/make decisions on administrative or project work matters and ensures effective achievement of program, project, or organizational objectives.

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator solving our nation's most complex modernization and readiness challenges. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission solutions. Using our expertise in existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions. We are 25,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has pro forma annual revenues of nearly $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom. For SAIC benefits information, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability