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Description

SAIC has a need for a Radar Payload Systems Engineer to provide onsite systems engineering and technical advisory services (SETA) in a dynamic System Program Office (SPO) supporting a Government customer with multiple satellite systems, both on-orbit and in development. This position will primarily support the design, development, manufacturing, assembly, and integration and test activities for Radar payloads for a major satellite program.

Job Responsibilities:

+ Acts as an advisor and provides technical support to the government.

+ Recognized as a radar subject matter expert, specifically in the areas of Synthetic Aperture Radar, Space Time Processing, and Moving Target Indication.

+ Supports the SPO in a technical capacity for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of Radar payload systems development and acquisition.

+ Applies advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts to develop novel radar system solutions.

+ Develops and maintains an in-depth understanding of system level requirements for assigned systems and the design features that satisfy these requirements.

+ Oversees design and development of Radar payload systems and components.

+ Assists the government in developing concept of operations (CONOPS) and approaches for radar systems.

+ Leads and prepares trade studies, system sensitivity studies, design optimization studies, system performance assessments, and system design assessments.

+ Ensures research and development (R&D) efforts are planned and conducted on sound engineering practices including management of technical risks.

+ Providing oversight of acquisitions, with specific focus on the Radar payload systems elements, functionality, interfaces, manufacture, build, test, and operations to ensure end-to-end system closure and satisfaction of mission requirements.

+ Develops documents and briefings to communicate work status, briefs government and industry as required.

Qualifications

+ Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD and nine (9) years or more experience.

+ Experience with radar system design, operations, and data processing.

+ Experience with space systems design, development, manufacturing, and testing.

+ Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment.

+ Strong work ethic and self-motivation.

+ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

+ Experience as a SETA or satellite developer preferred.

+ TS/SCI with polygraph required.

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

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

REQNUMBER: 2504123

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