Mission Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC has contingent job opportunities for a Mission Systems Engineer to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Department with Advanced Ship and Combat System Integration Engineering.

Work will be performed on-site in Dahlgren, VA.  

This position is contingent upon contract award, expected in 2023.

Job Summary: The Mission Engineer will provide systems engineering support for Combat System Mission Readiness Assessments and certifications and the definition and development Surface Ship Mission System and Missions System integration.  The Mission System includes both Combat System and Ship Control Elements. The Engineer shall address the impact and integration of C5ISR, ship, sensor and weapons systems into the Surface Ship Mission System.  Systems engineering will be performed in applicable mission system areas, and in engineering disciplines: computing plant architecture, architecture engineering/development, requirements engineering/management, total ship systems engineering, element design, design integration, ship integration, safety analysis, interoperability  assessment, test, and advanced design development (spiral, extreme, agile).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform as part of the Technical Team to define and evaluate requirements and designs, identify technical issues and associated recommendations, and to conduct performance analyses to provide recommendations for Mission System and Missions System integration.
  • Shall consider both technical and operational points of view.  
  • Shall evaluate the applicability of the designs on other platforms in the Surface Navy Enterprise, and conversely identify when existing designs from other programs should be leveraged for and assess their ability to fulfill original requirements
• Provide engineering review and critique of combat system and ship integration proposals.  
• Prepare trouble reports and risk resolutions, identifying engineering shortfalls, operational considerations, and general assessments of concepts, ideas and methodologies.  
• Support risk assessments and provide input into risk mitigation plans 
• Provide architecture engineering, requirements engineering and management in support of Surface Ship Mission System improvements, verifying traceability, requirements from system, element, component and ensemble levels, assessing the completeness and correctness of allocated requirements.  
• Support for developing and/or executing requirements verification efforts.
• Participate as a team member in formal and informal design reviews in support of the Tech Team reviews, including In Process Reviews (IPR), Technical Interchange Meetings, and Production Readiness Reviews. 
• Review and analyze specifications and other documentation, generate and submit comments, participate in comment adjudication with the developer

Qualifications

Required Experience:  

• Active Secret clearance
• Five (5) years of General Surface Navy Combat Systems engineering experience with three (3) years of specialized experience with emphasis in one or more of the following:
  • Tactical operations
  • Ballistic Missile Defense
  • Integrated Air and Missile Defense
  • Anti-Submarine Warfare
  • Surface Dominance
  • Undersea Dominance
  • Maritime Dominance
  • Navy Fire Support or Land Attack
  • C4ISR
  • General Weapon/Combat Systems Experience

Desired experience in:

• DOORS
• MagicDraw 
• Navy AEGIS weapon System, and familiar with AEGIS Acronyms and Terminology

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.