SAIC is seeking a Ground Systems Engineer to work on complex projects crucial to our national security objectives. They will provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to assist the government in implementing and executing systems engineering processes to integrate capabilities into the operational baseline at a customer facility in Denver, CO.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support Chief Engineer and ground system organization leadership in executing systems engineering activities to integrate mission systems across site
Analyze and document site system architecture and impacts associated with system updates/deliveries
Collaborate with Headquarters Directorates, site organizations, and mission partners to ensure understanding of project requirements and risks (cost, schedule, technical)
Plan and evaluate budget recommendations to include risk assessments; research, prepare, coordinate, and advocate for specific unfunded requirements
Document, develop and deliver analysis, recommendations, plans, reports/briefings to the Government
Qualifications
Required:
Must be a US Citizen
Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph
Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years or more relevant experience; master’s and one (1) year or more experience
Knowledge of customer’s space and ground domain mission and technical capabilities
Systems engineering background with understanding of systems development life cycle from concept, requirements, engineering design, integration and test, deployment, maintenance, through decommissioning
Demonstrated experience with government customer’s systems engineering, mission readiness, and project management methods, familiar with site mission and ground systems integration processes
Experience in requirements definition, system architectures, systems analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation, and verification
Must be a polished communicator and proven collaborator with demonstrated ability to coordinate across all levels of government to ensure contracts effectively deliver required services and capabilities
Must be a self-starter able to proactively address customer requirements with no supervision and expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics
Familiar with model-based systems engineering and digital engineering concepts and tools as well as Agile/DevSecOps development methodology, cloud technologies
Desired:
Space and ground domain knowledge in customer mission technical capabilities and performance
Experience in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling DoD or Intelligence Community projects or Programs
Direct SIGINT experience in collection, analysis or systems operations
Experience in architecture management, baseline audit, and verification
Familiar with JIRA, Confluence
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