Job Description
Description
Summary
SAIC has an opportunity for a Ground System
Engineer to work on an exciting, fast-paced program. This position
provides subject matter expertise to customers in ground system design,
architecture development, cloud application development, and system testing.
This position will provide analytic insight to system design and performance
issues and recommend mitigation approaches, to include: hardware
solutions, software solutions, and modification of operating procedures.
The successful applicant will work to provide technical solutions to a wide
range of complex and technically challenging work.
Primary Responsibilities
- Perform technical analyses, document, and present
findings
- Provide technical insight
across the system, including aspects of mission planning, command and
control, and data processing
- Review
evolving system architectures, analyze requirements flow down, propose
verification methodologies, and help refine CONOPS
- Evaluate
proposed system changes, especially those that happen late in the
development cycle, and make recommendations on path forward
- Review
development contractor’s documents and procedures, requirements flow
down, verification methodologies, calibration plans, Concept of
Operations (CONOPS), Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and test plans to
ensure program success
- Refine
and develop measures of effectiveness, improvements to system
environments, and creation of new procedures to support all facets of
testing and operations
- Participate
as a reviewer in working groups, engineering review boards, design
reviews, test readiness reviews, operational readiness reviews, etc.
- Review program for high risk areas and recommend
mitigation approaches
- Collaborate
with SETA team members, development contractors, and customer forums
- Effectively
communicate and interface with engineers from various contractors and
government organizations; prepare and present briefings to customer
on technical topics when requested
- Conduct
user outreach and research new system operation techniques to solve hard
problems
Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
Required Qualifications
Contract Dictates Personnel must have Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
- 5+ years of related engineering experience in operational systems
- Ability to identify system impacts and pitfalls associated with operational systems to include: mission planning and scheduling systems, command, control and communications systems, and data processing systems
- Program lifecycle experience from concept development and design to deployment and operational maintenance
- Experience in operational readiness, rehearsals, and system testing
- Experience across multiple engineering disciplines to include: systems engineering, software development, and integration and test
- Experience with requirements development, interface control documentation, technical specification review, architecture and CONOPS development
- Experience in mission operations environment – ops tempo, performance characterization, utility analysis, system calibrations
- Experience with mission integration, data processing, external interface management, and system operations.
Polished communicator, technical topics readily understood by all stakeholders. Strong documentation skills, a superior technical writer
- Familiarity with commercial database management and virtualization software such as Oracle and VMware
- Proficient with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), MS Outlook, MS Project
Desired Qualifications
STEM Master’s degree
Experience with agile development methodologies, Model Based Systems Engineering
Experience in operational environments
Familiarity with AWS or C2S DevOps
Industry certifications (e.g. PMP, CSEP, AWS, etc.)
Overview
SAIC is a premier technology integrator solving our nation's modernization and readiness challenges. Our offerings across defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets include high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission outcomes. We integrate the best components from our portfolio with our partner's ecosystem to deliver innovative and effective solutions. We are 25,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, VA, SAIC has annual revenues of nearly $7.1 billion. For information, visit saic.com or Working at SAIC for benefits details. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer empowering people no matter their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We strive to create a diverse, inclusive and respectful work culture that values all.
